What are you supposed to do with old clothes?

Post by Scoundreller » Wed, Aug 10, 2022, 8:10 PM UTC

Apreche wrote: post #7

capableweb wrote: post #2

All the countries I've lived in during my life (4) have had various types of "boxes" on the street where you can dump clothes, which subsequently gets donated to various organizations that handles giving clothes to people in need. Since I've found this in every country I've lived, I thought this was ubiquitous in the modern world. Am I maybe blinded by my experience here?

There are many such boxes around here. Almost all of them are operated by for-profit cults.

Post by jvanderbot » Wed, Aug 10, 2022, 8:15 PM UTC

WillAdams wrote: post #5

I wear old clothes when doing yard work or woodworking or metalworking --- by the time I'm done, they're only suited to be cut up for rags, and I have a jar which I clip the buttons into --- if a zipper is YKK and still in good condition I'll cut around it in case I need to replace a zipper on something. I've tried to convince my wife to take up quilting, but she has zero interest, and I don't have the time.

Post by tuatoru » Wed, Aug 10, 2022, 8:20 PM UTC

superchroma wrote: post #3

I presume polyester or blends could be disposed of via pyrolysis and converted back into oil. Or simply burned for energy. Interestingly, H&M has collected 140,000 tonnes of textiles through an in-store recycling program so far, and they upcycle but also work with a company called Renewcell to generate new fibers from cotton waste. I'm not sure what they do with the rest of the bulk textile but I presume it's burned…

Post by smileysteve » Wed, Aug 10, 2022, 8:25 PM UTC

logifail wrote: post #12

capableweb wrote: post #2

All the countries I've lived in during my life (4) have had various types of "boxes" on the street where you can dump clothes, which subsequently gets donated to various organizations that handles giving clothes to people in need. Since I've found this in every country I've lived, I thought this was ubiquitous in the modern world. Am I maybe blinded by my experience here?

> All the countries I've lived in during my life (4) have had various types of "boxes" on the street where you can dump clothes, which subsequently gets donated to various organizations that handles giving clothes to people in need [..] Q1: To which people? Q2: As a 'donor', how is one supposed to be able to determine what actually happens after your throw your clothes in the box?

Post by dvh » Wed, Aug 10, 2022, 8:27 PM UTC