Nearly 270 million tons of materials considered “trash” fall into our landfills every year. Textiles should not be a part of this calculation. Simply put, if your clothes, footwear, and accessories are in great re-usable condition, then donate or resell them through consignment. If they are beat up, stained, holed-up, and tattered, then please, try to find alternatives to tossing in the trash. Here are a few organizations I found that recycle old textiles into something usable and good for the environment…

Quarantine had you rummaging through all your closets and drawers, discovering loads of stuff you or your family members no longer wear. Now what? There are many options to give your unwanted items a second life. Read our article to understand more about what is best for you.

If you recently had a free weekend to clear out your closet or remove clutter from your basement, take pause before you stuff those donations into a bag. After sorting through your belongings, look over the condition those items are in. Are there holes or stains in the clothing? Does the lamp actually work? Think through each item and ask yourself if you’d buy it in its current condition. With 53% of households in the US contributing to the donation trend, we have to be a little more vigilant.