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09.10.19, 15:31 PM General Topics
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Do you throw in the trash ripped or stained clothing? My DS is the king of ripping his pants at the knee! It feels like a waste to me, but of course no one at Goodwill or wherever is going to buy it. Is it better to trash that stuff or give it to Goodwill because they may recycle the non-sellable stuff. I'd be happy if it got chopped up and made into stuffing. [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 09.10.19, 03:31 PM Flag
 

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I make rags out of old clothes. Keep a bucket of them under my kitchen sink. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.10.19, 03:33 PM Flag
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Why bother? You can buy bulk white washcloths cheap at Costco (I just paid $10 for 24) and use those. It takes time to cut up old clothes and they are usually made of the wrong fibers for cleaning. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.10.19, 03:38 PM Flag
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Because then I don't have to agonize over if they can go to goodwill or not. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.10.19, 03:56 PM Flag
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jeans with a rip in the knee will still get offered at good will. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.10.19, 03:34 PM Flag
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Jeans shorts! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.10.19, 11:26 PM Flag
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I move my busted clothes into the garage. I use them for gardening or painting. When those clothes get too nasty, they go in the trash. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.10.19, 03:35 PM Flag
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even those could be recycled. You should donate them if they don't have chemicals on them. If you soaked them in round up, just throw them out. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.10.19, 03:36 PM Flag
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Puleeze. Have you watched documentaries on what happens to most clothes that are donated? They are sorted and sold off by the ton and shipped to Africa where they are sorted and sold off by the ton, etc. It is one thing to donate clothes that are wearable and quite another to donate clothes with massive rips, tears and stains on them. They don't even want them in the most destitute parts of Africa! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.10.19, 03:40 PM Flag
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They are used to MAKE THINGS. The raw materials are used to MAKE THINGS. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.10.19, 03:45 PM Flag
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That's what you want to believe. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.10.19, 03:45 PM Flag
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np. What is the problem? if they are in a sellable condition, someone in Africa will reuse them and buy cheap clothing. If they are not, they get made into floor rags. Either way, less waste and someone gets to reuse them in one form or another. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.10.19, 04:41 PM Flag
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You need to give it to goodwill because the cloth of the unsellable stuff will be sold internationally for textile recycling in to new products. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.10.19, 03:35 PM Flag
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https://www.goodwillwa.org/donate/recycling-sustainability/ [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.10.19, 03:37 PM Flag
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OP: oh that's good to know thanks! Somewhere I read that Goodwill didn't want that stuff, and it makes more work for them to have to sift through it. Ok, into the donation bag it goes. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.10.19, 03:38 PM Flag
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np. Many farmer's markets accept old clothing for recycling. I personally keep them for the cleaning lady, she likes actual rags. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.10.19, 04:33 PM Flag
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H&M collects cloth to use in industries such as automotive [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.10.19, 03:39 PM Flag
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This. You get like a $5 coupon or something too. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.10.19, 04:05 PM Flag
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Check out a clothing recycling organization like this one: https://www.grownyc.org/clothing [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.10.19, 03:44 PM Flag
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+1 I bring to Union Square Farmers' Market on Saturdays or Tompkins Square Market on Sundays [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.10.19, 03:50 PM Flag
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Our area is environmentally conscious so honestly not only does it save $ not to buy new clothes every time a pair of leggings has a hole in it but it's now socially acceptable [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.10.19, 03:52 PM Flag
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Holes in the knees are not acceptable for school uniform policy. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.10.19, 04:15 PM Flag
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My son's knees always have holes, I just let him wear the sweats like that. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.10.19, 04:34 PM Flag
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Do you know anyone who is learning to do machine embroidery? (I know, it’s a stretch.) Particularly beginners are always looking for things to test designs on. They’re best tested on fabric similar to what you plan to do the end design on. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.10.19, 04:03 PM Flag
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Please don't donate that stuff to Goodwill. If it makes it to the sales floor someone might buy it, not noticing the tear or stain. I have bought stuff there and discovered at home it was unwearable. There are textile recycling collection points at the farmers' markets. On the other hand, if it is denim or fleece, give it to me to make hammocks for my rats! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.10.19, 04:10 PM Flag
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That’s on you for not checking at the store. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.10.19, 04:15 PM Flag
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I disagree. They shouldn't be hanging up and tagging clothing that has stains and holes. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.10.19, 04:19 PM Flag
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agree! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.10.19, 05:41 PM Flag
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They are supposed to go through the clothes before they put them up. They take returns. This is a non-issue. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.10.19, 04:25 PM Flag
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I look like a mess right now, but (big) holes and (bad) stains get tossed. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.10.19, 04:21 PM Flag
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I toss my own things, but let my kids wear ripped and stained things - it all gets ripped and stained over time and they still outgrow clothes fairly quickly. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.10.19, 04:24 PM Flag
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Textile recycling bin [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.10.19, 06:06 PM Flag
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I take my kids' ripped pants to H&M. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.11.19, 12:49 AM Flag
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why not get them patched with a something that's harder to break through? I like to patch up jeans. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.11.19, 01:02 AM Flag
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