<story><title>No One Wants Used Clothes Anymore (2018)</title><url>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2018-01-15/no-one-wants-your-used-clothes-anymore</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>dylan604</author><text>I have old concert t-shirts that I&amp;#x27;ll never wear, but still want to keep even if they are taking up space. A friend of mine suggested having them made into a quilt. This would get them out of the closet&amp;#x2F;drawer&amp;#x2F;box, and actually visible.</text></item><item><author>quercusa</author><text>I have a Lick Observatory 100th Anniversary (1988) t-shirt my wife would very much like to get rid of. Not happening.</text></item><item><author>ogre_codes</author><text>The average age of my clothing[1] is probably 5-10 years with some items well over 10 years old. Some of my clothes are legal to drink.&lt;p&gt;The idea of buying clothes then donate them after 6-12 months has always been broken. With growing kids (or if you gain&amp;#x2F; lose a bunch of weight) you don&amp;#x27;t have a ton of choice. For most adults, the only way you can really ensure you have an environmentally friendly wardrobe is by purchasing carefully and keeping clothes until they genuinely wear out. For jeans and good quality jackets, that can be decades.&lt;p&gt;When you donate clothes to St Vinny&amp;#x27;s (Goodwill&amp;#x2F; Salvation Army&amp;#x2F; whatever), they keep the best&amp;#x2F; resealable clothes and dispose of the rest. A bunch gets dumpstered. The only reason they accept used clothing is because of the small percentage they can actually resell.&lt;p&gt;[1] Excluding underwear and socks!</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>susiecambria</author><text>I quilt and have made one t-shirt quilt. It&amp;#x27;s the last I will ever make. Not hard, but you need the proper tools. And not just a sewing machine. You need stabilizer for the t-shirts since they stretch.&lt;p&gt;If you want one made, there are companies and quilters everywhere that make them.&lt;p&gt;As for cost, the idea that they are expensive depends on how you view the work. I love quilting but understand that what I sell them for keeps me in fabric. I&amp;#x27;m not earning a living from it.</text></comment>
<story><title>No One Wants Used Clothes Anymore (2018)</title><url>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2018-01-15/no-one-wants-your-used-clothes-anymore</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>dylan604</author><text>I have old concert t-shirts that I&amp;#x27;ll never wear, but still want to keep even if they are taking up space. A friend of mine suggested having them made into a quilt. This would get them out of the closet&amp;#x2F;drawer&amp;#x2F;box, and actually visible.</text></item><item><author>quercusa</author><text>I have a Lick Observatory 100th Anniversary (1988) t-shirt my wife would very much like to get rid of. Not happening.</text></item><item><author>ogre_codes</author><text>The average age of my clothing[1] is probably 5-10 years with some items well over 10 years old. Some of my clothes are legal to drink.&lt;p&gt;The idea of buying clothes then donate them after 6-12 months has always been broken. With growing kids (or if you gain&amp;#x2F; lose a bunch of weight) you don&amp;#x27;t have a ton of choice. For most adults, the only way you can really ensure you have an environmentally friendly wardrobe is by purchasing carefully and keeping clothes until they genuinely wear out. For jeans and good quality jackets, that can be decades.&lt;p&gt;When you donate clothes to St Vinny&amp;#x27;s (Goodwill&amp;#x2F; Salvation Army&amp;#x2F; whatever), they keep the best&amp;#x2F; resealable clothes and dispose of the rest. A bunch gets dumpstered. The only reason they accept used clothing is because of the small percentage they can actually resell.&lt;p&gt;[1] Excluding underwear and socks!</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>s1mon</author><text>I find it&amp;#x27;s much easier to part with such shirts if I take a photo of each of them. The main reason for keeping them (after they&amp;#x27;re worn out, shrunk too much, stained, etc.) is really just to remind myself of the event or band. A photo takes no real space.</text></comment>