Recycling at Crossroads

Crossroads Mission Avenue receives Green Team of the Year award from Nebraska Recycle Council!

Win Bins

Find a convenient location near you!

Hastings

  • NEW LOCATION – 115 S Elm Ave./ Mission Avenue Thrift Store
  • 610 E South St. / Dally’s Deli
  • 1220 W 18th St. / Grace Life Church

Broken Bow

  • NEW LOCATION – 440 S 8th Ave. / Mission Avenue Thrift Store

Holdrege

  • NEW LOCATION – 408 East Ave. / Mission Avenue Thrift Store

Lexington

  • 907 W 8th St. / Mission Avenue Thrift Store

Doniphan

  • 602 W 6th St. / Master Builder Associates

Grand Island

  • NEW LOCATION – 3510 Kaufman Ave. / Cornhusker Honda
  • 2846 Old Fair Rd. / Mission Avenue Thrift Store
  • 710 State St. / Super Saver Parking Lot
  • 1828 N Webb Rd. / Essential Personnel

Kearney

  • 7 West 25th St. / APPLE MARKET
  • 1325 North 2nd Ave. / 14th Street Mall
  • 2310 14th Ave. / Christian Student Fellowship
  • Corner of 32nd and 2nd Ave. / Exchange Bank
  • 5816 2nd Ave. / Slumberland
  • NEW LOCATION – 1623 Central Ave./ Faith United Methodist Church
  • 4010 7th Ave. / Kearney E-Free Church
  • 101 E 6th St./ Sixth Street Self Storage
  • 1316 E 39th St. / Mission Avenue Thrift Store

Win Bin accepts CLEAN items: clothing, towels, curtains, robes, cloth bags, upholstery, rugs, place mats, blankets and bedding, any fabrics. We can ALSO accept: purses, belts, toys, shoes and BOOKS!

Did you know?

  1. Approximately 81 pounds of clothing and household textiles per person are thrown away annually in the US, but most of that could be reused and recycled!
  2. Win Bin accepts CLEAN items: clothing, towels, curtains, robes, cloth bags, upholstery, rugs, placemats, blankets and bedding, any fabrics. We can ALSO accept: purses, belts, toys, shoes, and BOOKS!
  3. Around 320 million books end up in landfill sites every year 😢 Don’t throw books away!! Crossroads Mission Avenue recycles books, sharing the blessing of books worldwide while supporting the ministry of Crossroads in Central Nebraska!
  4. YOUR donations help support your LOCAL Crossroads Mission Avenue shelter! YOUR donations provide jobs and job training for our Crossroads guests!
  5. Crossroads Mission Avenue recycled 457,684 pounds of mixed goods and metal in 2023 alone! We’ve recycled 1,355,499 pounds of mixed goods over the past six years….that’s over 225,000 pounds of mixed goods annually! Thank you for your help!
NET grants have provided needed recycling equipment to Crossroads Mission Avenue

Nebraska Recycling Council (NRC) has funded several recycling equipment purchases for Crossroads Mission Avenue over the years through the Nebraska Environmental Trust (NET). Donation bins are placed in convenient locations throughout the Kearney, Grand Island, and Hastings communities, where clean, no-longer-used clothing, blankets, and towels can be dropped off.

Crossroads’ mission statement is “Bringing Glory to God through the Helping of People”. Our recycling program brings glory to God and assists the communities we serve by using our resources wisely and helping to reduce the pollution caused by waste. Our recycling program helps our guests by providing job training and community service opportunities. It helps the people in our communities by educating them about the value of recycling and gives them the opportunity to participate in a program that benefits the environment.

Most people are eager to see their belongings go somewhere they are needed rather than throwing them away. As our society moves further into an eco-conscious lifestyle, it’s exciting for a community to learn about innovative ways they can minimize their belongings and help the environment at the same time!

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