Retailers
Giving Back to Your Community and Our Planet
Join The Undie Chest in turning new underwear, returns, and overstock into dignity and sustainability. Together, we can make every item count—for people and the planet.
Small Acts. Big Impact.
At The Undie Chest, we believe every act of giving—no matter how small—creates ripples of change.
If your brand values sustainability and community, you’re in the right place.
Together, we can keep new underwear and overstock items out of landfills and into the hands of people who need them most.
Why Partner With Us
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1. Nothing Good Goes to Waste
Instead of discarding overstock, your brand’s underwear overstock recycling ensures dependable garments reach communities in need.
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2. Your Business Drives Change
Use a retail take back program or join our retailer sustainability partnerships to lead in circular fashion and impact.
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3. You Become Part of a Bigger Story
Every item you recycle returned underwear or donate helps someone regain dignity, confidence, and self-worth.
Ways Retailers Can Partner With The Undie Chest
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1. Donate Overstock & Returns
Use our underwear overstock recycling path or send returned underwear donations directly to us.
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2. Start a Take Back Program
Implement an in‑store retail take back program for customers to recycle their underwear.
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3. Create a Recycling Partnership
Join our circular fashion partnerships or retailer sustainability partnerships to co‑build custom solutions.
More Than Just Giving — Real Impact for Communities & the Planet
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Undie Chest distributed that many new underwear items in 2024 across schools, shelters, and community partners.
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Supporting student dignity and attendance
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Operating across 29 states & 8 countries
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Estimated annual textile waste entering U.S. landfills in 2018 (contextual stat)
“Because retailers joined us in donating overstock and returns, thousands of children didn’t have to miss school simply because they lacked clean underwear.”
— Elaine Birks-Mitchell, The Undie Chest
Only ~15% of U.S. textiles were recycled in 2018;
~85% of used clothes never reach reuse or recycling — those are losses we can recover.
When you partner with us, your excess inventory becomes dignity, not landfill.
Every statistic here is more than a number — it’s a story.
When retailers partner with The Undie Chest, they do more than donate product — they help build a circular solution where overstock becomes dignity, returns become resources, and brands become changemakers.
Why Retailers Partner With Us
Benefits:
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Differentiate your brand with a circular fashion partner program
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Connect with eco-conscious shoppers who value sustainable brands
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Show measurable social + environmental impact (via ethical disposal for returns)
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Generate positive PR, community goodwill, and brand trust
