Old clothes that aren't good enough for charity shops..

[MinnieMummy]

... what do you do with them?? Just throw them away??

I'm talking shirts with collar grime that won't wash out, stuff that's several years old and just too tatty, DS's pants that he's now too big for but didn't get much wear out of - can you give that kind of thing to charity shops?? I assume not.

We're trying to have a general clear out and it seems a shame to contribute even further to landfill...

was wondering this too - trousers with holes in the knees, crispy, discoloured vests

Ask, some charty shops get rags money.

Put it in a separate, labelled ragbag. They should take it.

pants and other things in fairly good condition could go to a womens refuge - contact your hv to ask her to take them for you.

Preschooler trousers (with holes) - likely to be welcomed by playgroups/preschools for emergencies.

Decent pants I have given to a friend with a younger child (asked her first if she was interested).

Any other sad bits of clothing go into the clothing recycling back - your local council probably provides these. Ours is in Tesco's car park.

Our school has a Clothes Bank which they get a few pounds per fill. Really worn stuff is used to make carpet underfelt so holes etc dont matter

I put everything in the council's clothes recycling bins.

But occasionally I'll rip up a t-shirt for cleaning rags. And I do like to dust and polish with an old sock - especially good if you have farking annoying fiddly ornaments that, frankly, you'd rather catapult into the nearest tree but if you do your MIL will say WHAT have you done with my mother's hideous tatt? and glare at you with her red eyes glowing.

[cathartic]

So, er, yes. Cleaning rags and polish-socks.

Get into patchwork?!

(This is secretly my dream actually)

I don't dust frequently enough to use the rags produced by 3 active dc's.

Oxfam recycle them. I'm not sure what into but thet're always pleased to get mine.

Thanks - will fish DH's manky shirts out of the bin and label.

(I don't polish! Partly due to laziness and a severe lack of polish-worthy objets)

Oh God I WISH I didn't have shite objets to polish. I swear to God when MIL goes in the box the fecking objets are going in with her.

I think someone's already said it, but what charity shops can't sell, they sell for rags - so they benefit anyway.

I have seen notes on the windows of charity shops asking for the rags too.

Most supermarkets have clothes banks (Oxfam)in the carpark - its sorted then all rubbish is sold off to make rags etc.

Never, put rubbish in the charity bag. The charity have to bin them which costs! After watching Mary Queen of shops when she did the charity shop makeover opened my eyes as to the rubbish that people think is ok to dump on them. Unless they are ok with it of course.

I have plenty of cleaning rags etc so I usually throw a good bag full in the recycling at the supermarket.

I only put clothes that are saleable into the charity shop.

I tend to use raggy old clothes for cleaning and drying - for the car, the floor, in the garden. They can be pretty useful. My mum used to it when I was little and I've just carried on the tradition. Beats throwing them away!

Julie

DS's nursery has a box for a charity called "Ragbags" (I think) - they turn all those poo-stained baby vests into things like blankets & lagging for the third world.

Will pay more attention on next visit!

British Heart Foundation shops take unwearable clothes for rags, you just have to mark the bag as 'rags' so they don't go through it, iirc they take shoes too.

I chop them up for cloths.

Can I get cash for my rags clothes that are not good enough for charity shops or cash for clothes?

What happened to the rag and bone man that used to pick up unwanted clothes for cash. Never did understand what he would shout out, but will always remember the sound of that bell

@palace1905 I think so, but I'm not quite sure how. I do know you get a voucher for £5 off a £25 purchase at H&M when you drop off a bag of rags.