Clothes to Good - Empowering people through recycling clothing

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Last updated: Sep 27, 2022

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Clothes to Good sources post-consumer clothing, shoes, bedding, curtains, fashion accessories and other textile waste from schools, corporate volunteerism programmes and H&M stores across South Africa. The received items are sorted and categorised for different purposes, such as donation, recycling, upcycling, downcycling, shredding or destruction. Funds generated from recycling are utilised to run different social impact projects, such as Clothes to Trees. Clothes to Good also provides skills development and employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

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Date added: Apr 15, 2022

Last updated: Sep 27, 2022

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