Indeed, old money is far enough in the rearview mirror to have had much of the bad parts sanded away. What we get is great clothes and not much context. As Trufelman puts it: “This is almost a ...

Don't send old clothes to the landfill; give them a new job in the garden instead. ... which these materials shed through their lifetimes and will continue to shed over time.

More and more retailers have started sustainability initiatives designed to recycle old clothes, and many offer some extra money to participants in the form of discounts, store credits or cash back.

Like charitable organizations, your donations to a shelter could mean more deductions at tax time, too. But gifting your old workout clothes to a shelter has a very direct benefit to people in ...