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From Donation Centers to Boutiques with Planet Aid - Where We Buy #373
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- Mar 13, 2026
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Summary
Uli Stosch is Chief Officer of Strategic Development at Planet Aid, Inc., a nonprofit organization that collects and resells used clothing and textiles through nearly 10,000 donation bins across 15 states. Uli explains Planet Aid's mission to divert textiles from landfills, support reuse over recycling, and fund sustainable development projects worldwide. She discusses the logistics of placing donation centers in retail locations, including lease negotiations with shopping center owners, ideal site characteristics, and overcoming industry challenges. She also covers Planet Aid's innovative solar-powered donation centers with security cameras, ESG reporting benefits for landlords, the growing textile waste crisis, extended producer responsibility laws, and the organization's curated resale store called The Loop. James Cook is the Director of Retail Research in the Americas for JLL. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify Listen: WhereWeBuy.show Email: [email protected] YouTube: http://everythingweknow.show/ Read more retail research here: http://www.us.jll.com/retail Theme music is Run in the Night by The Good Lawdz, under Creative Commons license .