The Facts

WHAT HAS “BIN DONATED?” (to date)

• 22 bicycles
• 99 30-gallon barrels - which we use for distribution
• 230 55-gallon barrels - which we use for collection
• 282 lbs of pet supplies
• 332 large tubes of toothpaste
• 1,038 toothbrushes
• 1,500 book totes
• 1,842 dental floss
• 1,963 lbs of school supplies
• 2,745 half rolls of toilet paper
• 2,826 lbs of books
• 3,276 Toys
• 3,350 lbs of food 
• 11,518 lbs of hygiene products - mostly 2 oz travel size! 
• 15,129 travel size toothpaste

WHO SUPPORTS BIN DONATED?

50+ Dental Offices
40+ Residential buildings with over 13,000 units
20+ Hotels Office buildings
Suburban schools
Privately held companies

Building awareness in and around Chicagoland

In 2009, a family of four that is poor by the federal government’s definition has an annual income below $22,050. A family that is extremely poor has an income less than half the poverty line for their family size—under $11,025 for a family of four. 936,259 (11.3%) of the region’s population living in poverty 1,277,860 (15.4%) of the region’s population at risk of falling into poverty 253,000 more Chicago area residents may have become poor—87,000 of them children. 160,000 more Chicago area residents may have become extremely poor—54,000 of them children. 10,642 homeless students were identified in Chicago Public Schools last school year, a 35% increase in just 5 years. Visits to food pantries in the Chicago region increased 36% to 678,000 in 2009. All facts via the Heartland Foundation