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marzipanni

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18. Recycling cloth stuff- where do you take it?

Mon Aug 25, 2014, 02:03 PM

Aug 2014

I used to think Goodwill sorted out and sent unsaleable stuff to a recycle place which chopped up clothing and other cloth stuff for use as insulation, car trunk lining pads, etc. Then a long time ago someone on DU said she worked at a Goodwill, or a similar place where people donate stuff, and said, "Please don't donate worn out stuff with holes, etc." I know some people buy new jeans with worn spots and rips, but I feel bad donating ratty stuff as if someone would buy it.

When I look at clothes in stores sometimes I find things that have come back in style after twenty or thirty years, and I still have the original .

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i have purged three garbage bags of clothes so far today [View all] fizzgig Aug 2014 OP

I did the same thing in April. TexasTowelie Aug 2014 #1

there's some nice stuff in the one bag fizzgig Aug 2014 #6

In my case I wouldn't know what I'd do with it pinboy3niner Aug 2014 #2

i often look like i got dressed in the dark fizzgig Aug 2014 #7

Oh, come on. Brigid Aug 2014 #13

Trying. To. Resist. pipi_k Aug 2014 #19

That's what codpieces are for, silly!! Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2014 #26

I think it's time for me to admit that I'll never get into those size 32 pants again. Throd Aug 2014 #3

i admitted that my size 8 days are likely over fizzgig Aug 2014 #8

Last year I admitted that my size 18W & 20W days.......... mrmpa Aug 2014 #17

way to go! fizzgig Aug 2014 #20

We are scheduled to do that next week rurallib Aug 2014 #4

i had to fight with the husband when we cleared out our papers earlier this year fizzgig Aug 2014 #9

I did the same thing today! graywarrior Aug 2014 #5

i still have so much clothes fizzgig Aug 2014 #10

I can't even remember what I got rid of. graywarrior Aug 2014 #11

the only thing i'm really going to miss is the green day shirt fizzgig Aug 2014 #12

I have more to get rid of tomorrow. graywarrior Aug 2014 #14

I did a similar thing in July before I went to the US davidpdx Aug 2014 #15

i still have plenty to wear fizzgig Aug 2014 #23

I wish that had been the case for me davidpdx Aug 2014 #24

astoria is a neat little town fizzgig Aug 2014 #25

My family does this every six months Sweet Freedom Aug 2014 #16

i'll purge "stuff" next fizzgig Aug 2014 #22

Recycling cloth stuff- where do you take it? marzipanni Aug 2014 #18

the city recycling center has a bin for it fizzgig Aug 2014 #21