How do charity shops help the environment?
Charity shops sell almost wholly second hand goods – a large proportion of which is clothing. Had they not been donated to a charity shop, these items would have been discarded into the domestic waste stream and would probably have ended up going to a landfill site. Charity shops ensure that large quantities of clothing and other goods are reused. Clothing that cannot be sold is recycled. For many years, charity shops have been recycling in large volumes.
