Are your donations doing more harm than good?
Removal of unwanted items is a key aspect of decluttering your home. Most people either sell their gently used clothing & housewares on sites like Facebook marketplace, Craigslist, OfferUp and Ebay. Luxury clothing and accessories can be sold to local or online consignment stores like TheRealReal and ThredUp. What's left is items that might still be in good condition but hold little to no resale value. These items often end up in Goodwill, Savers and local drop boxes (the yellow kind you see around town). What most people don't know is what happens when these non profit donation based stores receive more inventory than they can handle. The sad reality is up to 85% of you donated clothing ends up getting shipped and dumped in 3rd world countries. Here are some sustainable and super easy ways to get rid of unwanted clothing;
Trashie - This company wants to pay you for your unwanted clothes! Simple use their own shippable bags available in a range of sizes, fill with clothing in any condition, scan the QR code and use the free shipping label to send the bag back. All clothing received is throughly sorted and recycled depending on the material. In turn, you receive rewards in your trashy account that you can use at the several retail partners (such as thrive market, uber eats, levain bakery and more!).Subset - The perfect way to get rid of old underwear, bras, socks and tights, all of which usually end up in landfills. In partnership with industry-leading textile circularity platform, Supercircle, Subset recycles your old inner-wear and gives you $25 off your next order of their high quality under garment selection. Retold - They offer the same mail in recycling system as the services above but sort all received clothing into categories that end up in thrift stores, charities, resellers or textile recycling centers. They even offer bulk recycling for those dealing with down sizing, decluttering for a deceased loved one and more!Let us help you declutter your home today! Schedule a complimentary consultation to assess your space and receive a complimentary organizing plan.
