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CLOTHES BINS
Clothes Bin franchises enable operators to place, manage, monitor, and optimize recycling collection bins for clothes, shoes, and textiles at various public locations such as stores, apartments, and schools. Franchisees collect the donated items, transport them, and resell them in bulk to buyers in the textile recycling, thrift, and retail industries without sorting or altering the materials. The business targets general public donors for collections and wholesale buyers seeking affordable used textiles, with revenue driven by sales volume and market prices influenced by factors like location demographics and global conditions.
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Franchise Costs
Continuing Royalty Fee (weekly $120-$240 based on bins) + National Marketing Fund Fee ($1.50/bin weekly, not currently collected) + Local Marketing Expenditure ($6/bin monthly, not currently required) + Regional/Local Advertising Cooperative ($1.50/bin weekly, not currently collected) + BLIP Monitoring Fee ($100-$200/week based on bins) + Accounting Fee ($200/month)
Financial Performance
Item 19 Financial Performance
Data Based On: 38 of our franchisees for the 12-month period from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025, who operated with at least 20 Bins in one territory for the entire 2025 calendar year.
* Average gross revenue was calculated by multiplying the 'Average Annual Pounds Collected' (467,012 lbs) by the 'Average Price Per Pound' ($0.43). Median gross revenue was calculated by multiplying the 'Median Annual Pounds Collected' (310,670 lbs) by the 'Median Price Per Pound' ($0.44). No specific quartile revenue data was provided, only high/low for individual metrics (pounds collected, price per pound), which are not directly usable for revenue quartiles of performers.
Extracted Item 19 Section
Avg. Revenue: $200,815
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Key Insights
- Top 10 largest franchise system in Waste Management
- Lower than average SBA loan default rate in Waste Management
| Franchise | Investment | Fee | Royalty | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CLOTHES BINS Current | $169K – $227K | $50K | N/A | 95 |
| Smash My Trash | $372K – $492K | $50K | 8.0% | 507 |
| REDBOX+ | $671K – $1.1M | $60K | 8.0% | 253 |
| BIN THERE...DUMP THAT FRANCHISE AGREEMENT | $134K – $313K | $29K | N/A | 244 |
| JUNK KING | $121K – $236K | $55K | 8.0% | 171 |
| 1-800-GOT-JUNK? | $182K – $294K | $65K | 8.0% | 104 |
Waste Management Average 18 franchises | $256K – $458K | $50K | 7.7% | – |
* Comparison based on latest FDD filings. Investment ranges from Item 7, fees from Item 5. Showing top 5 of 18 Waste Management franchises by location count.
Locations & Growth
Outlet Growth Over Time
Total outlets at end of each year
Geographic Distribution (2025)
Outlets by state across the United States
+16 more states
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Historical SBA 7(a) loan data for CLOTHES BINS franchisees (2017 – 2025)
Loans by Year
SBA 7(a) loan activity over time
* Data sourced from SBA 7(a) FOIA loan records. Default rate calculated from charged-off loans.
20 SBA loans on record
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14 franchisee contacts on file from official FDD filings.
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Unlock contactsDue Diligence
Litigation (Item 3)
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
System Health (Item 20)
Franchise system changes reported in the most recent fiscal year
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The total initial investment to open a CLOTHES BINS franchise ranges from $168,940 to $227,380. This includes a franchise fee of $49,500.
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