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Somebody should start a business collecting clothes made of wool that are worn out or have holes in it. Send people a prepaid shipping box. They put in their st
by leobg 4y ago
Somebody should start a business collecting clothes made of wool that are worn out or have holes in it. Send people a prepaid shipping box. They put in their stuff. You clean and mend it at scale. And sell it. Yes, it’s work. But how many holes can a skilled person mend per hour? I think you could earn a programmer’s wage with that kind of labor, or maybe even better.
- spockz 4y agoHere in the Netherlands many neighbourhoods have containers for textiles. You can put in any clothes or things like bed linen as long as it is dry and clean and not completely worn. These are picked up, cleaned and mended where necessary, and then, dependent on the area, sold or given away for free to whom need it. It does not pay well and is volunteer work. Edit: there is even a charity that comes and pick up stuff. They are really picky though. A whole perfect couch with just a small stain won’t be accepted because they can’t sell it as is. And they don’t want to risk being stuck with it or unable to clean.
- leobg 4y agoThese exist in Germany as well. But I also think they just cherry pick. Plus, you would probably get shamed publicly if you threw in clothes that have a hole in it, no matter the material. They’d take that not as a sign that you care about giving broken things a second life, but rather as an insult.