Why you should never throw away your clothes
I thought I would share my most useful moving tips last week (after about fifteen different homes I thought I was a pro at this), but it turns out there is still something I can learn a lot from myself. I wrote about how I always sort my clothes. I make three piles: what I want to keep, what I no longer wear but is still in great condition and can therefore go to a good cause, and what I throw away because it no longer looks good and I just assume that no one will be happy with it. Well, that last one, you should definitely NOT do. How worn out or damaged your clothes are, everything can be recycled. Now you might think: come on Elke, it’s 2017, I’ve known this for a long time, but unfortunately, way too much is still being thrown away, of which 95% is still in great condition and can therefore be recycled. Last week I received an email from Annet, who works at H&M, in which she explained that everything made of textile is a valuable raw material and can be reused – something H&M has been working on for a while if you look at, among other things,.
the Conscious Collection.
. So those recycling bins found in H&M? Use them. And if you ever wonder how that recycling process works; here’s a video where you can see everything that happens to your clothes after you’ve dropped them off:. Did you always think you were doing a good job separating your trash? Maybe it’s time to have a separate clothing bin next to your old paper, glass, and plastic. Believe me, the planet will be forever grateful.
I thought I would share my most useful moving tips last week (after about fifteen different homes I thought I was a pro at this), but it turns out there is still...
I thought I would share my most useful moving tips last week (after about fifteen different homes I thought I was a pro at this), but it turns out there is still something I can learn a lot from myself...
