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GOOD RIDDANCE
ABOUT GOOD RIDDANCE

WE MAKE DONATING THE EASY PART.

Good Riddance is a women-owned donation pickup and logistics service based in Chelsea, New York City, founded by two New Yorkers. We help buildings, families and neighborhoods donate unwanted items instead of sending them to a landfill.

Cortney Boston and Anita Kohli, co-founders of Good Riddance, smiling in navy Good Riddance polo shirts
WHY WE STARTED

NEW YORKERS WANT TO DONATE. THE LOGISTICS GET IN THE WAY.

Manhattan households have less space, rarely own a car and have less free time. Usable goods end up in the trash because getting them to a nonprofit takes more effort than most people can spare. Good Riddance was founded in Chelsea by two New Yorkers to close that gap: we place donation boxes in residential buildings, handle pickup and sorting and deliver screened items to local nonprofits, with nothing for building staff to do.

269,500 tons of reusable waste end up in NYC residential trash each year
114 pounds per household of usable items that could be donated are thrown out each year
Source: 2023 NYC Waste Characterization Study
HOW WE WORK

THREE THINGS WE DON'T COMPROMISE ON.

NOTHING FOR YOUR STAFF TO DO

Porters, doormen and supers never handle, sort or store a donation. Only vetted Good Riddance employees come into the building.

KEPT IN NEW YORK

Every donation stays in New York City, matched to the items each nonprofit can actually use. Where possible, we choose nonprofits near your building, so your donations help your neighbors.

REAL DATA

Every quarter, each building gets a report with real counts, weights and the nonprofits that received the items. It's branded for the building and its property manager, fully packaged and ready to send.

MEET THE FOUNDERS

WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH.

CORTNEY BOSTON

CO-FOUNDER · BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
  • Boston Consulting Group and Amazon
  • Graduate of Duke University and NYU Stern

ANITA KOHLI

CO-FOUNDER · OPERATIONS
  • KPMG and Deutsche Bank
  • Graduate of Pace University
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