HELPSY

What HELPSY does

Helpsy is a for-profit Certified B Corporation and Public Benefit Corporation that operates a regional textile collection and recycling infrastructure in the United States. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Eatontown, New Jersey, the company addresses the US textile waste problem, where more than 85% of discarded clothing is landfilled at a rate of over 100 pounds per person per year. Helpsy aggregates unwanted clothing and textiles from individual consumers, municipalities, non-profits, retailers, and brand partners, then routes the collected material into resale (thrifts and resellers), reuse, and recycling channels.

The company's service portfolio is organized around five organizational customer segments (Municipalities, Thrifts & Resellers, Fundraising & Non-Profits, Retailers & Brands, and Host-a-Bin partners) plus two consumer-facing channels (clothing bin dropoff and home pickup). Collection occurs through a physical network of branded bins placed at partner locations and through scheduled at-home pickups, supported by a community-led go-to-market motion. The business is service-based: Helpsy generates revenue from textile collection services, with downstream value captured through sorting and routing of items to thrift/resale channels and of non-reusable textiles to recyclers. Pricing is not publicly disclosed.

Helpsy holds registered trademarks for "Helpsy®" and "Clothes Aren't Trash®," and in 2024 received the NJDEP Recycling Business Award, the Northeast Recycling Council's Outstanding Organization Environmental Leadership Award, Sustainable Jersey's Business Leadership Award, and B Corp certification. The company has between 11 and 50 employees and is led by co-founders Daniel Green and David Milliner, with a leadership team including a CTO, CMO, and Head of Digital Strategy. No external funding rounds, revenue figures, or M&A activity are disclosed in available source material, and operations remain regionally concentrated with an emerging presence in New York City.

Name

HELPSY

Legal name

Helpsy

Website

https://helpsy.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Helpsy is a Certified B Corp operating a regional clothing and textile collection-and-recycling infrastructure in the Northeastern US, serving municipalities, thrifts, non-profits, retailers, and consumers through branded bins, home pickup, and partnership programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Textile Recycling Services

NAICS

Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers (42393), Solid Waste Collection (562111)

akta.pro primary industry

Textile & Apparel Sorting/Recovery Facilities (EUAIADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Textile & Apparel Recycling and Sorting (Non-E-waste) (BPALADAL)

Keywords

• Textile recycling services
• Clothing collection programs
• Municipal waste reduction
• Thrift and resale supply
• Nonprofit fundraising drives

Headquarters

HQ city

White Plains

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Textile Collection Services: Helpsy generates revenue through textile collection services, providing bins and pickup services to municipalities, businesses, and organizations. The collected clothing is sorted, with items resold through thrift channels and non-reusable textiles recycled into raw materials.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Helpsy collects used clothing and textiles through a network of branded drop-off bins, scheduled home pickups, and organizational partnership programs serving municipalities, nonprofits, retailers and brands, and thrift/resale operators. Collected textiles are sorted, with reusable items routed to thrift and resale channels and non-reusable items recycled into raw materials, diverting clothing from landfills and generating funding for partner organizations.

Product overview

Helpsy is a textile recycling and clothing collection platform operating as a Public Benefit Corporation and Certified B Corp. The platform provides multiple service channels—including clothing bin networks, home pickup scheduling, and hosted bin programs—to divert clothing and textiles from landfills. The portfolio serves distinct segments: individual consumers (via bin dropoff and home pickup), municipalities (environmental and waste-reduction programs), thrift stores and resellers (collection infrastructure), non-profits (fundraising drives), and retailers/brands (sustainable textile disposal for excess, returned, or sample inventory).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bin Dropoff (Find a Bin)
• Home Pickup Service At-home textile collection service that allows individuals to schedule a pickup of unwanted clothing and textiles directly from their residence.
• Municipal Programs Tailored textile recycling and collection programs for municipalities seeking to reduce landfill waste and meet environmental goals through community clothing collection initiatives.
• Thrift & Resellers Program Partnership program connecting thrift stores and resellers with Helpsy's textile collection infrastructure to support secondary-market clothing distribution and supply.
• Fundraising & Non-Profits Program Revenue-generating clothing drive program enabling nonprofit organizations to raise funds by collecting donated textiles through Helpsy's collection network.
• Retail & Brands Program Sustainable end-of-life textile management solution for retailers and brands seeking to divert returned, excess, or sample clothing from landfills and meet sustainability commitments.
• Host a Helpsy Clothing Bin Program enabling businesses and organizations to host a Helpsy-branded clothing collection bin on their premises, facilitating community textile recycling and expanding the collection network.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 85% of clothes currently end up in trash; Helpsy works to reduce this through reuse and recycling
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Rotary Club of Newton, MAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative monthly clothing drives that collected over 20,000 pounds of clothing from Newton residents
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwestern ConnecticutminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHelpsy provides funding support for mentoring programs through clothing collection initiatives
• Reebok International, LLCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHelpsy helped Reebok sustainably handle surplus samples during the pandemic
• AMVETS Department of New JerseyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClothing collection collaboration that provides funding for AMVETS services and mission fulfillment

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• USAgain: USAgain is a for-profit textile recycling company that operates clothing collection bins across the US and sorts garments for resale and recycling. Closely matches Helpsy's bin-network-plus-sortation model and primary end markets (municipalities, brands, consumers).
• Wearable Collections: New York/Northeast-based nonprofit-funded textile recycler offering bins, home pickup, and municipal programs in close geographic overlap with Helpsy. Mirrors Helpsy's multi-channel intake and municipal focus.
• Goodwill Industries International: National nonprofit operating donation bins, pickup services, and thrift stores that fund workforce programs. Competes directly with Helpsy for donated textile supply and overlaps in fundraising/municipal partnerships.
• The Salvation Army: Major nonprofit running clothing donation pickup and thrift retail across the US. Directly comparable to Helpsy on donation pickup logistics and thrift/resale downstream channel.
• Bank & Vogue / SOEX Group: Global used-textile collector and sorter with operations in North America and Europe. Operates a comparable post-consumer textile collection and grading infrastructure relevant to Helpsy's sortation economics.

Broad incumbents

• Savers / Value Village: Largest for-profit thrift/resale operator in North America, sourcing used textiles through donation programs and operating secondhand retail at scale. Overlaps with Helpsy's thrift/reseller segment but spans a much larger retail footprint.
• Waste Management, Inc. Largest US solid waste and recycling hauler with growing textile and specialty recycling programs. Comparable on the municipal solid waste collection side and a likely competitive bidder on emerging textile EPR contracts.
• Republic Services: Major US solid waste and recycling hauler, increasingly active in sustainability and circular materials. Same broad incumbent category as WM relative to Helpsy for municipal and brand recycling contracts.

Emerging players

• ThredUp: Online resale platform operating consumer resale plus a managed brand take-back program (Resale-as-a-Service). Overlaps with Helpsy's retail/brands program and downstream resale channel but is digital-first.
• Eileen Fisher Renew: Brand-owned take-back and resale program taking in used garments for resale and recycling. Useful comparable for the retail/brands take-back segment of Helpsy's business.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/helpsyco
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/helpsy
• Instagraminstagram.com/helpsy

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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