What do you do with old clothes?

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I’m moving soon so having a major clothing clear out as I pack. I have a ridiculous amount of clothes. I don’t actually have the room to keep all the stuff I don’t like anymore - what should I do with them?

It seems wasteful to throw them out. I was thinking of donating to charity - would appreciate any advice here as I have never done that before. Some are new with tags, some have been worn once/twice, but then some are used with pilling along the hem (etc) or in good condition but with laundry detergent marks. I’m assuming I should just bin those? Also a bit afraid to sell online as it seems like a hassle when facing dodgy customers.

I eBay any ' brands' don't bothered with next, M&S but the likes of Karen Milan, coast sell well if I can't be bothered I take straight to a charity shop

I normally donate to charity shops - unless a friend/family member wants them - I personally wouldn’t mess around with selling them online unless they’re an expensive brand or new with tags

Some charities take clothes in not such a great state to sell/process as rags.

Charity shop or school jumble sale.

Charity shops or eBay if it’s a desirable brand in decent condition.

Yes send everything to charity. They will sort and send the crap off for ragging ( they still get some money for them )

If you shop in H&M, give them a bag of used clothes and they'll give you a £5 voucher (you have to spend £25). It's not a lot, but useful if you would normally shop there anyway.

Give them to friends, family or the not so nice stuff to charity shop

You might be able to recycle the pilled and tatty stuff at your local tip or recycling centre, they often have textile recycling bins for fabrics

Just take them down to your local charity shop, they will sort them for you and 'rag' any clothes that they deem unsaleable. If you're a tax payer you can also choose to 'gift aid' them, so the charity can claim back the tax. I get regular emails from the charities I donate too telling me how much my donations have made, which is nice!

Yes definitely don't bin them

I get too stressed selling clothes so those that I can't pass on to family & friends get donated to charity shops.

Donate them all to a charity shop. But as you may know, there is a huge glut of unwanted extra clothes (watch the Stacey Dooley programme on BBC for more), so if possible do try to avoid restocking with more, or at least do it via Depop and eBay!

Always donate by taking to shops or bins at supermarket

Thanks for all the replies I probably have enough unwanted clothes to fill 3 bin bags, with about 6 pairs of shoes/heels too.

Does anyone recommend a charity in particular or any ones to avoid? Do I have to take everything to a store, or will a charity that offers home collection be fine?

Be very wary of door to door collections - they’re mostly run for profit (often selling in Eastern Europe but spun as “reused by poor people”) with a token charitable donation. If you can take it to a favoured charity store (while they’re open, not leaving on the doorstep of course) then that’s probably safest.

I just cleaned out my wardrobes and had 6 bin bags! Donated all to YMCA, they had a clothes donation box in their car park

Why would anyone bin them ?

Please take them to charity shops. DOesn't really matter which Some have a cause that is closer to their hearts for personal reasons, other choose because it has a convenient place to park nearby.
Tell the staff you want to gift aid (if you pay tax) as that increases any income by 25%
If you have clothes that are spoiled / broken / bobbled / torn / stained - still take them in a separate bag marked 'rag man' as the charity shop can still get money by the weight.

SmartWorks really appreciate smart dresses and suits and jackets and shoes that they can give to women to wear to interviews to get into work to help them in to independence if you can get some of your things there.

Near me, the Hospice have set up a 'Boutique' for things like the 'named clothes' or clothes with labels still on - all the shops pass those clothes that could raise that little bit more money to that one shop in the City. (some of dd's friends got their prom dresses from there). So ask colleagues / neighbours / friends if they know of somewhere like that near you, maybe?

Decent- charity shop.

Threadbare- burn.

Just take them to your local charity shop.

Many towns have charity donation centres where it is easy to park outside so no hassle to take the stuff. We're also moving and have donated maybe 15 bags of stuff. Usually dropped off by me with a baby in tow so really no difficulty to do it.

please donate to a charity shop of your choice. New tag items reap more and are an even bigger bargain to someone shopping in in a charity shop. Even items that are torn/button missing etc are bagged and sold to recycling company every weekly collection and the money gets paid per kilo and the broken clothing goes to third world countries.

-Humble part time charity shop volunteer-

I am sure they are clean but more importantly please ensure they are dry (left outside charity shop door despite being in a bag means they get damp) because if any items are damp they can't be shipped to third world country and charity shop volunteers have to use their own petrol to dump them.

Most supermarkets have a clothes bank in the car park if you cant get to a charity shop.

I always donate to the local Sally Ann. When you drop them off, you get a 10.00 coupon off your next shop. I pick up a lot of vintage coats and dresses, so it works out well.