Clothes Bin

Clothes Bin is a technology based, semi-absentee franchise system that recycles clothing. Strategically located in the parking lots of schools, convenience stores, gas stations, shopping centers or wherever people congregate, these bright green Bins are the go-to for anyone looking for a convenient way to recycle their clothes, shoes and textiles. The National Buyer Program is an option for franchisees to sell their recycled textiles through, and Bin Location Services are optionally available to assist franchisees in signing up locations to host Bins.

Clothes Bin® is a semi-absentee and technology-based franchise opportunity that works full-time:

The Bin® is your hardest working employee. The Bins work 24/7/365 without overtime pay and they never call in sick. For them, HR stands for “Happily Recycling.”
Getting started is easy. No build-out, construction inspections or soft openings to worry about. Your Bins are ready to get to work the moment you place them in the field and if the location isn’t working for you, you simply relocate the Bin to another location. It’s that simple and we call it Bin Optimization.
Rain or shine, day and night your Bins are working for you. BLIP® (Bin Location Information Program) will monitor each Bin and tell you when they need to be serviced. Our Clothes Bin App will even lay out the most efficient collection route.
Simple to manage. Unlike many other franchise opportunities, Clothes Bin® franchisees don’t need to worry about food costs, spoilage or purchasing inventory.

Strategically located in the parking lots of convenience stores, gas stations, shopping centers or wherever people congregate, these bright green bins are destined to become the go-to for anyone looking for a convenient way to recycle their clothes, shoes and textiles.
We are converting to 100% EV for the box trucks used to collect and transport the textiles.
Franchise territories across the nation are currently being offered to qualified individuals.

WHY Clothes Bin?

17 billion pounds of textiles are discarded into landfills each year.
No Cost of Goods Sold or Inventory Costs.
Part-time, semi-absentee ownership. Bins work 24/7/365 (not you).
As the economy suffers, more people shop at second hand stores, which increases the demand for the contributed clothes, shoes and textiles. When the economy is improving the contributions increase as people buy more new clothes, shoes and textiles. People gave away more clothing during Covid with more time at home.

OUR IDEAL FRANCHISEE

People looking to add a franchise to their portfolio, people with 401k monies looking to use a portion to rollover and open a franchise, those not planning on leaving their day job, family business prospects, veterans, early retirees, those leaving Corporate America, franchisees from other systems
Number, type of employees: Owner Operator, or plus 1 or 2 part-time employees

AVAILABLE MARKETS
US markets available: All non-registration states available, not available in California; Registration States: All Registration States registered except Hawaii

HOT Regions/Desirable: All available

NOT available: CA, HI; sold out in Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio and Austin

Available in Canada: No

International Referrals: No

BACKGROUND
Year founded: 1986

Year Franchised: 2016

Number of franchises currently operating: 71, 25 under development

Number of International franchises currently operating: 0

Number of corporate owned franchises: 4

Home Based: Yes

Absentee ownership available: Yes

Semi-Absentee ownership available: Yes

Accepting Master Franchisor and Area Developer Referrals: No

Average number of employees required: 0-2

E2 Visa Friendly: No

FINANCIAL DETAILS

Franchise Fee: Single: $49,500

Providing earnings guidance in Item 19 in FDD:

Total investment range: Single Unit: $168,940 - $227,380 (includes $15,000 - $40,000 working capital)

Net worth requirement: $500,000

Royalty: $6/Bin/Week

Additional fees: None

Financial assistance available: Yes, 3rd-Party, SBA Approved, FranFund. We have 100% bin financing

VetFran program: Yes

Veterans/Minorities/First Responders Discount? Yes, 5k discount off of franchise fee for Veterans and First-Responders

SUPPORT & TRAINING PROVIDED
Training and support program details:

8 hours of virtual training
During Bin Placement Services we give in-territory training while delivering the first 10-20 Bins
On-going training
Bin location services
BLIP (Bin Location Information Program) dashboard & app training

Cost for Training: $0

Lodging and airfare included: No

Site Selection Assistance: No

Lease Negotiation Assistance: No
Mentor following training: Yes

Length of mentoring Franchisee: Ongoing

Last updated: 7/2/2026

Liaison: Lori Conte, CFPC