Hi, Any advice on where to donate kids clothes?
We usually give to Goodwill or Savers. Victoria On Fri, Aug 12, 2022, 6:03 PM Heather Silvestro < [email protected]> wrote: > On The Rise, a woman’s day shelter in Cambridge, is a great place to > recycle women’s clothes. Lincoln has a strong connection to this > organization, and Lincoln resident Tomasina Lucchese is a board member. > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 12, 2022, at 5:13 PM, Alice Waugh <[email protected]> wrote: > > > The Bay State Textiles bins at the landfill and the school take everything > — decent clothing down to torn-up washcloths and old undergarments. The > stuff is either resold as used clothing, torn up into wipes for machinery, > or shredded into fiber. See the textiles section in this story: > > > - "Where does it all go?" Part 3: Recycling beyond single-stream > > <https://lincolnsquirrel.com/blog/2022/08/07/where-does-it-all-go-part-3-recycling-beyond-single-stream/> > > Alice Waugh > > Editor, The Lincoln Squirrel <https://www.lincolnsquirrel.com> and The > Lincoln Chipmunk <http://chipmunk.lincolnsquirrel.com> > > [email protected] > > 617-710-5542 (mobile) > > www.watusiwords.com > > > On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 4:42 PM Sara Mattes <[email protected]> wrote: > >> There is a bin at the schools that takes clothing AND fabric >> >> ------ >> Sara Mattes >> >> >> >> >> On Aug 12, 2022, at 4:24 PM, Donald Seckler <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Hi >> >> I’ve looked for a bin dedicated to fiber recycling, but have found only >> bins for used clothing. What’s to be done with worn-out drapes, blankets, >> sheets, etc? >> >> Thank. >> >> Don Seckler >> >> Sent via cell >> >> On Aug 12, 2022, at 2:15 PM, Alice Waugh <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> Hi all, >> >> There is information about donating clothing and other textiles in these >> two "Where Does It All Go?" articles in the Lincoln Squirrel: >> >> >> - Part 4: Beyond the transfer station >> >> <https://lincolnsquirrel.com/blog/2022/08/09/where-does-it-all-go-part-4-beyond-the-transfer-station/> >> - Part 3: Recycling beyond single-stream >> >> <https://lincolnsquirrel.com/blog/2022/08/07/where-does-it-all-go-part-3-recycling-beyond-single-stream/> >> >> >> Alice Waugh >> Editor, The Lincoln Squirrel <https://www.lincolnsquirrel.com/> and The >> Lincoln Chipmunk <http://chipmunk.lincolnsquirrel.com/> >> [email protected] >> 617-710-5542 (mobile) >> www.watusiwords.com >> >> >> >> On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 1:52 PM Leslie Turek <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> I have had the same question in the past and never got a definite >>> answer. I also would be very interested in finding a place to donate >>> wearable clothing that won't just recycle the items. >>> Leslie Turek >>> >>> On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 1:47 PM June L Matthews <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > >>> > Hi, all. I am in the process of purging my closet of older dresses >>> and skirts that I no longer wear. Most items are perfectly wearable, not >>> soiled or damaged in any way (though there might occasionally be a missing >>> button). In the past I have donated stuff to Goodwill. Does anyone know >>> what Goodwill actually does with their clothing donations? Would Bay State >>> Textiles be a better bet? – I have a pretty good idea of what they do. A >>> tax receipt is not important to me. I would like to see this clothing used >>> (as clothing) if possible, rather than torn up into rags or whatever. The >>> items probably are not “good” enough or fashionable enough to be of >>> interest to a consignment store. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > Any suggestions? >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > Thanks, June >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>> > To post, send mail to [email protected]. >>> > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >>> > Browse the archives at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>> > Change your subscription settings at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>> > >>> -- >>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >>> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >>> Browse the archives at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>> Change your subscription settings at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>> >>> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> >> -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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