The Products We Accept and our Service

Central Minnesota Clothing Resource provides consistent, regular pick-up service to thrift stores that face an unpredictable surplus in donations. We accept gently used clothing, shoes, accessories, linens, bedding and other textiles along with usable household items. If you would like more information about how to prepare these items for pick up, please visit the Forms and Instructions tab of this website. We have routes all throughout Minnesota, norther Iowa and western Wisconsin and can offer you weekly, monthly or on-call pick-ups. Is space limited? We can provide outdoor sheds, trailers and shipping containers for storage and as well as garment carts to use on-site, free of charge to reduce the amount of time you spend handling recycled clothing.

We are Number #1 in Customer Service! We know how limited and valuable your backroom space is! So, we respond quickly when you call and approach all dealings with a win/win attitude. Most importantly, we understand your needs because we’ve owned thrift stores too! In fact, our drivers all get training to understand how the backroom of a thrift stores works. This is part of their training!

We are respected in our industry. Because of this, we have the attention of the largest US exporters. These organizations guard against child labor, are consistent in their dealings and pay a fair market price. This, in turn, helps us invest in quality staff and good equipment to ensure the highest service possible. When markets are strong, we have also been known to pay suppliers. Stores like yours may even earn money when markets are strong and favorable.

We Buy Used Clothing in Larger Quantities

We can accept clothing of all types and in almost all conditions. We cannot accept moldy, smokey or stinky clothing. If you have the means to bring your clothing directly to our facility, please call in advance. Otherwise, with loads of 30 bags or more, we will come free-of-charge to pick it up. The expenses involved in picking up small to mid-sized loads generally make it prohibitive for us to pay for clothing. For larger batches of clothing, such as 150 bags or more, we can pay by the bag. Flat rates and per-bag rates are paid immediately on site.

If your store receives enough unneeded clothing to fill a semi-trailer at least once a year, we can spot a trailer on your property for convenient storage. When full, we will pay to have it swapped out with an empty and pay you based on the weight of clothing in the trailer.

If your organization already bales clothing, we can arrange to sell a trailer-load of your clothing to one of our buyers. You will not only enjoy our level of pricing, but we will also put your load up for biding between our buyers to ensure you receive the most competitive possible price. We have buyers interested in both Institutional as well as Credential clothing. Credential clothing is untouched, unsorted and generally garners a rate up to 30% higher than Institutional clothing. We can buy both!

If you represent a waste collection company interested in selling to us, we would love to work with you. As a note, you must be ready to train your customers to bag up their clothing, keeping it separate from standard garbage. Clothing quickly absorbs the smells of things around it. Call Jai Barker today (320) 293-4456 for a quote on your specific load.