Where do rags come from?
Rags come indirectly from Goodwill, The Salvation Army, etc. Boxes are collected and sold to graders who sort out good clothing which are exported or sold as “vintage”. The product which is not used, is sold as uncut rags. We purchase the “uncut rags” in thousand pound bales. At Ball Trading, the uncut rags are first put through our quality control department, then cut and sort and finally packaged in boxes or bales. All rags are cleaned before they arrive at Ball Trading, although at times re-washing in required to meet our quality control standards.
