A bevy of complaints and expressions of outrage erupted last week when The New York Times reported that Swedish clothing retailer H&M destroyed and trashed unsold merchandise.
With much of the US and Europe gripped by a cold snap, many are concerned about the safety of those without warm clothing.
Those who were outraged took their complaints to their favorite social networking sites and created a public relations fiasco for the company. H&M responded and assured the public that they would cease this practice and promised that it would not happen again.
Those outraged by this behavior should consider actions they can take in their own life to put their old clothes to good use.
Business Attire
Organizations like Dress for Success and Clothes The Deal accept business clothes as donations.
Dress for Success helps disadvantaged women who are trying to enter the job force by providing a suit for their job interviews and up to a week’s worth of clothing when they become employed.
Clothes The Deal seeks to empower men, women and at-risk youth by giving them the resources and clothes needed to confidently interview for jobs.
Dresses
Wedding, bridesmaid and prom dresses often take up too much closet space. You can put them to good use with the following organizations.
Mary Madeline Project and Heavenly Angels in Need will accept your donations and turn your wedding gowns, bridesmaid and prom dresses into burial clothes for small children and infants whose families cannot afford burial clothes.
Hope Closet and The Princess Project will accept your dress and accessory donations and will donate them to young girls who cannot afford prom dresses.
Other Clothes
Organizations like the Salvation Army and Goodwill are always ready to accept your clothing donations. You’re likely to find a drop-off station near your home.
You may also want to contact local schools, churches and homeless shelters as they often have clothing drives.
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