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A Lot of clothing donation bins are for profit companies that sell the clothing for furniture stuffing. Check out “Clothing Poverty” about the horrible problem
by Overtonwindow 4y ago
A Lot of clothing donation bins are for profit companies that sell the clothing for furniture stuffing.
Check out “Clothing Poverty” about the horrible problem the clothing donation industry has been.
https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/clothing-poverty-the-hidden-world-of-fast-fashion-and-second-hand-clothes_andrew-brooks/9469628/item/9227854/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwrs2XBhDjARIsAHVymmSpXFD1waXDqK-WEgFNQmcOQbAbYe8pcvbA5pD3ZHXzmKLgS8ueKcEaAq6_EALw_wcB#isbn=1783600675&idiq=9227854 https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/clothing-poverty-the-hidden-wo...
Also great episode of Tiny Spark on clothing donation waste.
https://nonprofitquarterly.org/clothing-poverty-andrew-brooks/ https://nonprofitquarterly.org/clothing-poverty-andrew-brook...
- lepton 4y agoIn Canada, furniture pillows always come with a New Material Only tag, indicating that recycled textiles have not been used. I assume this is regulated and has been in place since the dawn of time.
- pessimizer 4y ago> sell the clothing for furniture stuffing. What's wrong with this? Seems like perfect recycling.
- thesuitonym 4y agoI wouldn't be upset about my clothes becoming furniture stuffing, I usually wear my clothes until they're not really presentable anyway. I usually cut them up as rags, but I don't go through rags that often, so I inevitably end up throwing clothes away. Had I know that I can give them to a company that will recycle them, I'd definitely prefer that.
- Scoundreller 4y agoIf it’s presentably presented (ie: a nice stack of mostly squares without buttons/zippers), I’d think any random car/bike/moto mechanic shop would gladly take them off your hands.