Comments on: Neither rags nor riches.

Neither rags nor riches.

biffa — Thu, 26 Feb 2004 13:36:39 -0800

Neither rags nor riches. Quite a good human interest story from yesterday's Guardian about what happens to clothes after they go in the recycling bin or off to the charity shop.

By: amberglow

amberglow — Thu, 26 Feb 2004 14:23:49 -0800

really interesting thing...thanks biffa! (I've always wondered about all the clothes I've donated to charity over the years, and the clothes i've bought secondhand.)

By: pzarquon

pzarquon — Thu, 26 Feb 2004 17:48:11 -0800

Great story, biffa. Fascinating, and quite a feat to cover, too, following a blouse from the UK to Zambia. Lots of thoughful nuggets throughout, such as the fact that they might very well prefer to pay for it rather than get it free.

By: dejah420

dejah420 — Thu, 26 Feb 2004 20:52:36 -0800

That was a great read.

By: dhartung

dhartung — Thu, 26 Feb 2004 23:03:11 -0800

Related: If you have those green GAIA MOVEMENT clothing-recycling bins in your city, you should probably read the Chicago Tribune story detailing how little of the funds raised actually go to environmental causes (most of the money seems to go to an odd Dutch organization, depending on interpretation a collective or a cult, called Tvind). Free summary; earlier story.

By: davehat

davehat — Fri, 27 Feb 2004 05:36:20 -0800

There is a lot more information about tvind at the following website: www.tvindalert.com

By: stbalbach

stbalbach — Fri, 27 Feb 2004 10:08:03 -0800

Clothes from the UK are good. Trousers from Canada are too big round the waist, but UK trousers are just right.

By: amberglow

amberglow — Tue, 23 Mar 2004 13:50:46 -0800

Tonight on PBS: Independent Lens: T-Shirt Travels -- it follows a t-shirt to Zambia.