, /PRNewswire/ -- Goodwill Industries® of and , Inc. held today a grand opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony with local dignitaries to celebrate the official opening of its Goodwill Store & Donation Center in . Address is1234 US-46, 07852.
This Goodwill location is open every day – This 13,700 sq.-ft. traditional Goodwill location takes all donations of clothes, handbags, shoes and household items, and offers a selection of pre-loved donated goods that local donors generously donated including women's, men's, and kids' clothing, home décor, books, glassware, and other household wares.
Most importantly, this Goodwill site is a sustainability resource for NJ residents to re-use and re-purpose the clothing and goods they no longer need while supporting Goodwill's employment programs for individuals with disabilities and homeless US veterans living in Northern NJ. Because Goodwill is a nonprofit organization, donors may request a tax receipt for their donations. In 2023, Goodwill NYNJ re-purposed more than 37 million pounds of pre-loved clothing and home goods, successfully diverting the weight of usable goods equivalent to 83 Statues of Liberty from the landfills.
In addition saving nearly 55 thousand metric tons of CO2 from polluting the atmosphere, the equivalent of removing 12 thousand cars from the road. Over 933 thousand donors dropped goods at Goodwill. Second-hand shopping is gaining traction in several countries around the world.
Data from the Statista Consumer In.
