Comments | handstil: Woah.

handstil

Woah.

Jul 02, 2009 14:59

What happens to all those old clothes you bring to the Salvation Army or Goodwill Industries? Over 90% of the clothes donated in the US are being sold all over Africa as second-hand clothing and have created a multi-million dollar business. In Zambia in the 1970s there were over 85 clothing manufactures employing over 10,000 people. Today Zambia ( Read more... )

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beckon_you_on July 2 2009, 20:07:34 UTC

is this from an article? if so, link? also the one to the movie is no worky.

handstil July 2 2009, 20:17:24 UTC

dang! sorry!
here's the link w/ many citations:
http://www.treasurecitythrift.org/?q=node/4

beckon_you_on July 2 2009, 20:19:13 UTC

thanks. my dad is big on salvation army for personal reasons (they were there for him when he was national guard dealing with the Detroit riots in 1968), but I think he should know about this..

handstil July 2 2009, 20:25:45 UTC

I know they at least used to be very helpful! I guess everything is corrupt now. jesus.

fusis July 2 2009, 20:15:50 UTC

i learned about this a couple of years ago from just a short news story or something, and i think about this sometimes.

psychichearts July 2 2009, 20:24:54 UTC

I didn't know that but I am not surprised! DAV and Value Village 2k4ever

____beep July 2 2009, 20:32:04 UTC

sigh. that's a crappy domino effect, but i'm glad you posted this now--i have a gigantic donation box i was just about to drop off at goodwill.

alathia July 2 2009, 20:37:31 UTC

oh my. thank you for letting me know! we usually donate to the children's hospital, but the grown up stuff goes to goodwill. independent charities definately from now on! I'll also spread the word in my LJ>