Though Americans are purchasing more clothing per person than ever, most of it is ultimately thrown away instead of donated or recycled. Americans recycle or donate only 15 percent of their used clothing, and the rest-about 10.5 million tons a year-goes into landfills, giving textiles one of the poorest recycling rates of any reusable material. […]
Read morePicture this: You’re in your bedroom, surrounded by clothes. There’s clothes hanging up in your closes; clothes on your shelves; closing hanging out of laundry baskets; clothes laying loose on the floor. As you look around your room, you’re enveloped by a sense of dread, wondering what the heck you’re going with those clothes. While […]
Read moreEverywhere you turn, there are always people in need of charitable donations and every year, folks across the United States (more than 95%) donate hundreds of billions of dollars of money, clothing and other items to those who need it. The reasons for donating to charity are quite obvious: you’re helping those less fortunate than […]
Read moreEvery year it is asked what military support can be provided by civilians at home in the United States. What most people do not realize is that doing their part is something that can be looked at with just as much admiration as those who fight to defend our flag. One of these military support […]
Read moreThe last week of summer and your daughter is spending today upstairs going through her closet. She is sorting and folding clothes, making choices and decisions. Decisions about what clothes she will be wearing the first weeks of school, and the clothes that she is not going to wear ever again. The pile for the […]
Read moreAre you looking for charities that will pick up donations? When you collect the clutter and junk that you don’t need around your house, and give it to one of the charities that will pick up donations in your area, everyone wins. The charities that will pick up donations benefit by converting your unneeded items […]
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