Recycling of clothes that are unfit for wearing

There is a supply chain in place. The charity shops get paid by the ton for rag but the charity shops really want resaleable clothes i.e. good quality clothes from brands rather than disposable fashion from the chain stores. A good charity shop manager will do the sorting of clothes themselves as the "volunteers"(sent by social welfare office) generally have no clue what donations of clothes are worth putting out on the floor.

The rate per ton in Ireland is not as good as in other countries.

Recycling clothes may seem like a good idea, but unfortunately there appears to be a lack of discrimination as to the quality of them, so that any old clothes are put into those "recycle" / charity bins, a large part of which then get dumped in African countries.

Quote: '[…] You might argue that selling usable clothes to Africa is part of a sustainable circular economy. But the idea of shipping stained, ragged garments from Europe or the United States to Africa is in no way ethical. According to Oxfam, more than 70% of the clothes donated globally end up in Africa. In many African countries, the second-hand Western clothes market has been criticized for destroying the local textile industry and some countries have even banned the importation of used garments. Our findings showed that rich countries are dumping their waste problem onto the African continent — even if the charities promise otherwise. […]'

Source: "Global Investigative Journalism Network":
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"How They Did It: Using Trackers to Investigate Where Unwanted Clothing Ends Up'