Think someone else is getting cozy in the like-new sweater you just donated? Think again! Here's what actually happens to ...

Treasure hunters wade through bins of clothing at Goodwill’s Taft Outlet location, searching for hidden gems among items ...

The Frederick County Division of Solid Waste and Recycling has expanded its recycling efforts to accept textiles — including ...

“On average, 40 percent of the clothing stays in North America, 15 percent goes to Central America, 7 percent to South America, 25 percent to South East Asia, 9 percent to Western Africa, 1 ...

Ripped, stained and worn-out clothes usually end up in a landfill. But a new local recycling program could give them a second ...

RIT research engineers are developing an automated system to quickly and accurately disassemble clothing for next-generation ...

Figuring out what to get rid of is just the beginning. We tapped experts and researched recycling programs to find reasonable ways to offload your clothes.

Saving clothes from the landfill. Clothes that are rejected by thrift stores and would otherwise go to the landfill are sent to rag houses: huge warehouses covered floor-to-ceiling in garments. ...

Lindsay Scarrow gives clothes that others have rejected a new life. Her pieces come from a rag house, which diverts millions of pounds of clothing away from the landfill each year.