Plastic Bags Charities Put Through Letterboxes.

elektra

are there any charities that take bags of clothes for recycling as opposed to re-selling clothes.

i.e sheets worn thin, clothes with holes in, stains on

ally67_2

the last 2weeks i have had a bag pushed threw my letter box every day ......saves me money on buying bin bags ......
i either ebay.....my stuff or take a walk to the local charity shops .or send it a jumble sale

Savvy_Sue

elektra wrote: »

are there any charities that take bags of clothes for recycling as opposed to re-selling clothes.

i.e sheets worn thin, clothes with holes in, stains on

I think you'll find that most of them can take clothes to sell on as 'rags', but you might need to check first, and it would be friendly to label the bags as 'rags'.

It should go without saying that even rags should be clean: sadly those who work in charity shops haven't always found this to be the case! 'Washed' stains are one thing, but unwashed ... :eek:

elektra

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

I think you'll find that most of them can take clothes to sell on as 'rags', but you might need to check first, and it would be friendly to label the bags as 'rags'.

yep. i would label as rags

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

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It should go without saying that even rags should be clean: sadly those who work in charity shops haven't always found this to be the case! 'Washed' stains are one thing, but unwashed ... :eek:

you have a fair point, I was only thinking of grass stains.ketchup though. by labelling the bag as rags I doubt the staff would go through it.

Thanks

mightymole

most shops do collect and most will collect when they say

Zanderman

We get 4 or 5 'charity' bags through the door each week these days, sometimes more then one a day - and some are quite clearly scams.

Some are collecting 'in association with' or 'for' a named charity - but the small print shows they aren't actually that charity - they're a commercial outfit making money from old clothes (I think value can be £100 per ton) and just giving a small donation to charity (though you've no guarantee of that, or even any proof the charity concerned has even heard of them).

Some others are VERY obvious but very cheeky scams - we had one this week for 'Bernhardos' - obviously trying to trick us they were Barnardos. We happened to have a real Barnardos collecting bag in the hall, so we compared the two. Colour and format of writing was the same - but the fake Bernhardos bag had a poorly worded english version of the real Barnardos text - looked like someone had translated into something foreign and then back again. Very obviously a scam - but it must work on some people otherwise they wouldn't be doing it..

Plus, there have been reports (there was a BBC story not long ago) of these scammers coming up streets and just taking (stealing) bags put out for other, real, charities.

So, do be very wary of the bags themselves (they might not be what they seem) and the collectors (who also might not be what they seem).

If you want to be sure your donations go to charity take them to the charity shop yourself.



One last point - I did look up the law on this once - and I think that all street collectors, even for non-cash items, need to be licensed by local authorities - and the scammers probably aren't.

But policing this is v difficult - local authorities don't have arrest powers, and anyway have to the catch rogue collectors in the act - that needs a lot of effort and police support - unlikely for such 'minor' crimes. But is it a minor crime? This is stealing from charities - which is a fairly awful thing to do....

lindos90

elektra wrote: »

are there any charities that take bags of clothes for recycling as opposed to re-selling clothes.

i.e sheets worn thin, clothes with holes in, stains on

Our local RSPCA are always grateful for old blankets and towels. They use them for bedding etc.

Bacchus_061

I use them as refuge bags

shammyjack

Bacchus_061 wrote: »

I use them as refuge bags[/QUOTE

A tent would be more comfortable surely !


shammy

Bacchus_061

shammyjack wrote: »

Bacchus_061 wrote: »

I use them as refuge bags[/QUOTE

A tent would be more comfortable surely !


shammy

:T:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: never noticed. Got to be a classic