{"id":1618,"date":"2022-09-08T20:08:03","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T20:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycarbonshare.com\/?p=1618"},"modified":"2022-09-08T21:45:46","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T21:45:46","slug":"the-dirty-truth-of-donated-clothes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycarbonshare.com\/?p=1618","title":{"rendered":"The Dirty Truth of Donated Clothes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1618\" class=\"elementor elementor-1618\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c4fab55 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c4fab55\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-20bf8189\" data-id=\"20bf8189\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-356caa1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"356caa1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.4 - 31-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ichj0ac3V_Y\",\"type\":\"video\",\"providerNameSlug\":\"youtube\",\"responsive\":true,\"className\":\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container\" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How 7.5 Million Pounds Of Donated Clothes End Up At A Market In Ghana Every Week | World Wide Waste\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ichj0ac3V_Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:embed --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>I find that it&#8217;s interesting that a majority of the clothes donated find their way to Africa.&nbsp; When clothes are donated, they are first sent to a sorting warehouse. At the warehouse employees sort the clothes by quality, where the better clothes are sent to the stores for resell and the rest are shipped to Africa.<\/p><p><br><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>When I buy clothes I purposely look for things that will last a&nbsp;long time.&nbsp; These items are normally made with better material and will cost more than fast fashion&nbsp;items. Since the clothes are more expensive I tend to buy less, which means it\u2019s easier to find something to wear in the morning.<\/p><p><br><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>I also look for clothes at thrift stores like Goodwill. 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At the warehouse employees sort the clothes by quality, where the better clothes are sent to the stores for resell and the rest are shipped to &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/mycarbonshare.com\/?p=1618\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Dirty Truth of Donated Clothes<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"mailpoet_newsletter_max":false,"woocommerce_thumbnail":false,"woocommerce_single":false,"woocommerce_gallery_thumbnail":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Manny","author_link":"https:\/\/mycarbonshare.com\/?author=1"},"uagb_comment_info":1,"uagb_excerpt":"I find that it&#8217;s interesting that a majority of the clothes donated find their way to Africa.&nbsp; When clothes are donated, they are first sent to a sorting warehouse. 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