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Have Clothing You No Longer Wear? Consider Donating Them to Charity

ByHome and Family

Homelessness in the United States is an enduring problem, something the country has had to face for much of its existence. Today, the Department of Housing and Urban Development estimates that more than 600,000 people in the U.S. are homeless; nearly a quarter of them are children. For these men and women, enduring the cold…
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Help the Earth and Your Community with These Three Types of Clothing Donations

ByHome and Family

Did you know that clothing and textiles are some of the most frequently thrown out items in the United States? In fact, each year, there are over 12 to 13 million tons of them trashed, which means they wind up in landfills; conversely only about 2 million tons are donated on average per year. This…
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Local Clothing Donations Three Solutions for Taking Part in Your Community

ByHome and Family

Did you know that in America we throw away an average of 68 pounds of clothing and textiles per year? These items then end up in our landfills, when they could have been recycled instead. Thankfully, this is the way most clothing ends up (about 4.7 billion tons per year), and it is donated for…