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The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The Helpsy clothing donation bins in Jamaica Plains offer community members another way — aside from thrift stores and landfills — to dispose of their old clothes.

Helpsy’s clothing donation bins save the environment, taxpayer money

Sydney Steinberg, news correspondent March 16, 2021

Founded in 2017 by three childhood best friends, Helpsy aims to keep textiles out of landfills in order to reduce carbon footprints. Last winter, Helpsy won a competition hosted by the city of Boston in which companies submitted proposals for city-wide textile collection programs. According...

Art by Avery Bleichfeld. Canopy is a new coalition of clubs focused on environmental clubs at Northeastern.

Club coalition unites sustainability efforts

Katie Mogg, news staff February 22, 2021

Northeastern University is home to numerous student-lead organizations that prioritize sustainability, environmental activism and social justice. Clubs involved in this sphere now have an opportunity to combine their efforts under a new coalition of student organizations: Canopy.  According...