Practically Green | Actions | Donate clothes to a charity

Kudos to @thenorthface for launching Clothes the Loop! Be sure to donate what you don't wear:

Did you know that donating or selling one item of your used clothing can cut your carbon emissions by 27.1 pounds (12.3 kg)? So says CarbonRally.com. Donating clothes also takes something you’re no longer wearing and puts it on the back of someone who will wear it, promoting reuse. We all know how much stuff we have just sitting in our closets collecting dust. It doesn't make much (common) sense to toss what might be someone else’s treasure. By donating to consignment or thrift stores, you help the people who shop there avoid the considerable resources needed to produce any new item they would have bought instead--fabric, pesticides on cotton, dyes, manufacturing processes, shipping, packaging and more. It’s also faster and easier than consignment, selling on eBay or Craigslist, or organizing a garage sale. Learn More EPA.gov: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle To Save Energy And Cons...

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