National Geographic Green Guide: What Happens to Donated Clothes?
Emily Main reports that “Donating your used clothing to charities has always been the right way to keep clothing out of landfills. After all, Americans collectively trashed 9 million tons of reusable clothes, footwear, towels and bedding in 2005, according to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Solid Waste…If you choose not to donate, trade them on sites like www.freecycle.org”