If you have taken advantage of the Easter holidays to start making room in the closet for tank tops, dresses, T-shirts and, in general, clothes for the upcoming summer, you will have realized that a good part of the clothes you should have shown off they have never been used this winter. The question arises spontaneously and is repeated every year, always the same in every change of season. What to do with it? Here are 5 simple tips to prevent landfills across the peninsula from filling up with tons of used and unused clothing.
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Il change of season it is everyone's nightmare that every six months always comes back the same. The question you should ask yourself while making room for the new clothes and putting away those of the past season is definitely one: this t-shirt, tank top, jeans, etc ... etc ... have you ever worn it at least once?
If the answer is no, then another question arises: what to do with it?
The hypotheses are various, but certainly one that we strongly advise against is to put them back because next year you can be sure that you will not put them anyway, but you will have made the double effort to arrange them again.
The solution is certainly not, not even to inspire you to the big clothing chains. Of H&M and its policy of destroying unsold garments instead of donating them to charity to maintain "brand integrity" we had already talked about, but we had not addressed the topic of how other clothing retailers and not just New Yorkers adopted this. method to literally "take out" the inventories.
Walmart department stores also apparently have opted for a similar policy of shredding high-quality unsold goods on a regular basis. And the thing doesn't stop there: also in New York last summer the police department rented a industrial shredder per destroy clothing (but also underwear and shoes) that had been seized in a raid on the operations of counterfeiting of labels, after using them as evidence in court. Therefore, the city prefers to burn clothes rather than donating them to the millions of poor who roam its neighborhoods.
Hoping that the "disposable fashion" virus that is infesting New York does not spread to our cities and at the same time to give respite to our wardrobes, here are some ideas for to prevent landfills across the peninsula from filling up with tons of used and unused clothing.
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Donation to charity
In this way at least those clothes that we just don't like anymore or that we can no longer let us in will have the opportunity to be appreciated by someone who will love them not so much for their aesthetics, but for their functionality.
For a few euros more ..
Through eBay or other online portals millions of people spend their days making money by reselling their clothes they no longer use. If you have clothing in good condition and maybe still with thelabel, why not try? If e-commerce is not for you, you can always resort to flea markets for third parties which now arise in all the cities of the beautiful country.
Let someone ... make money
There are many "vintage" shops that resell used clothes and accessories, maybe you could take advantage of them and who knows if that dress that for you was "unwatchable" for others is particularly chic?
Swap-party
If you fancy an evening "in style" why not organize one Swap-party? You will have the opportunity to tidy up your wardrobe while having fun!
Creative recycling
If you are familiar with needle and thread or at least one sewing machine, you could transform your old dress or your now old-style shirt into something new and pleasant, perhaps by simply inserting some Sequins. If, on the other hand, your favorite denim pair has holes in the knees, it's worn out but you can't part with it, here are some ideas to creatively recycle your old jeans!
But if there really is no remedy to make old T-Shirts, pants, skirts, etc. current or remotely lovable, at least you could follow in your grandmother's footsteps and turn them into… cleaning rags!
Gloria Mastrantonio
