Throwing away clothes

[Blinkingheckythump]

I was at a playgroup and one of the parents said they'd just sorted out their kids clothing and thrown out the stuff they'd outgrown. This really surprised me as I've always passed on or sent outgrown or unworn clothing to a charity shop. Unless it's really badly worn, stained, damaged, or underwear I wouldn't just chuck clothing away and I thought it was the standard thing to reuse it. But the parent said it so casually and no one seemed surprised that it's made me wonder if I'm being unreasonable in assuming that it's normal to do it my way.

So aibu to think you don't just chuck clothing away?

Duvets are very difficult to get rid of, but every so often our local homeless shelter puts out a call for them. They prefer blankets, but hardly anyone has those anymore.

I do feel for those without transport though. As a pp said, if you don't have a car, its not so easy. We used to get lots of bags left at the door for various pick up services, but they don't seem to do that anymore.

Our council will pick up a clothing/shoe etc bag with the recycling every two weeks, which is very helpful. They also collect batteries and small electricals, but I think our council is one of the best for recycling in the country.

Other than that, I do the rounds and drop saleable stuff to the local hospice shop (by car) and any large amounts of grotty stuff I take to the tip and put in the clothes recycling bins there, but again by car.

Some years back I knew somebody who threw their kids' pefectly good outgrown clothes in the bin. She didn't even hang on to basics and use them for her younger dc, they each had brand new all the time. I once said to her that she could send the clothes to the charity shop instead (hardly a chore, we live in a village and there's one in the high street) but no. The look of disdain on her face at the very idea of it was quite something.

So wasteful. Not only financially, but at a cost to the planet as well.

Yanbu.
I rag then bin really tatty clothes for cleaning shoes, the oven etc. But everything else goes to the charity shop or textile bank. I put a bag together and drop off when I have time.