Donating clothes to charity has an unfortunate dark side

Thu, 5 Mar 2026 03:53:15 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://www.earth.com/news/donating-clothes-to-charity-has-unfortunate-dark-side-worsens-global-waste/>

"That pile of shirts you just dropped off at the charity shop? There’s
something you should know about where those donated clothes are really going.

Most of us grew up believing a simple story. You clean out your closet, drop
off the clothes you don’t wear anymore at a donation center, and someone who
needs them gets to use them.

It feels good. It seems responsible.

But the truth about what happens to our old clothes is far more complicated –
and, frankly, troubling."

Via Kenny Chaffin.

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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