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Fashion Brands Bet Shoppers Want To Partner For A Cause

Theresa Bradley | Posted 06.17.2012 | Home
Read More: Ebay, Recycled Clothing, Green Eileen New York, Etsy, Nike, Clothing Donations, Patagonia, Green Eileen Chicago, Eileen Fisher, Green Eileen San Francisco, Green Eileen, Rent the Runway, Home News
Theresa Bradley

Shoppers at a growing group of clothing companies can now not only buy recycled items or see a portion of sales go to nonprofits, but partner with brands that give them a more active role in giving back.

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How Many Bags Of Clothes Can You Get Rid Of?

Brie Dyas | Posted 10.11.2012 | Style
Read More: Cleaning and Organization, Home Organizing, Get Rid of Clothes, Organizing Closet, Moving Tips, Organizing Ideas, Spring Cleaning, Closet Organization, Spring Cleaning Tips, Organizing Tips, Clothing Donations, Style News
Brie Dyas

Once I started folding and packing, I realized that I didn't have so much a closet but a portal to another dimension filled with infinite junk. A "Narnia" populated by at least 5 years' worth of bad judgment.

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Teen Collects 50,000 Clothing Donations, Opens Free Charity Shop

Posted 12.11.2011 | Impact
Read More: Robbinsville N.C., Krissi Fajgenbaum, Video, Teens 2 Teens, Poverty, Charity, Clothing Donations, Impact News

Krissi Fajgenbaum has been featured in People Magazine, clothing stores bear her name and she's outfitted thousands of low-income teens. She's also st...

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Rachel Tepper

D.C. Company Mixes Fashion, Charity To Benefit Homeless

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Tepper | Posted 01.09.2012 | DC
Read More: Clothing, Video, Washington Dc Charity, District of Columbia, Dc Impact, Start-Ups, Clothing Donations, Homeless Shelters, Homeless, Twice as Warm, Good News, DC News

WASHINGTON -- When Brian Lieberman began volunteering at area homeless shelters, he noticed a serious problem with many items of donated clothing. The...

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Art With a Message: Get With the Textile Recycling Program

Mattias Wallander | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Art, Fashion, Green Fashion, Environment, Recycling, Derek Melander, Clothing Donations, Sustainability, Textiles, Columbia College Chicago, Green News
Mattias Wallander

An exhibition at Chicago's Columbia College is using art to send a message to the fashion industry and consumers that it's time to really examine the impact of fashion and apparel on the environment.

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New York To Make Donating Clothing "Almost As Easy As Throwing It Away"

AP | SUMMER MOORE | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Environmental Protection Agency, Clothing, Goodwill, Clothing Donations, Textile Recycling, Wearable Collections, New York News

NEW YORK — Here's the truth about fashion: It changes quickly. So what do you do when you're stuck with a closet full of barely worn shirts, dre...

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'Wash Smart, Give Smart' Laundry Truck Collects And Washes Clothing Donations

Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Wash Smart Give Smart, Laundry, Goodwill, Method Cleaning Products, Clothing Donations, Impact News

We've seen laundromats pop up at music festivals, serving as a kind of brand butler for festival-goers with dirty duds. Not until recently, however, h...

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Florida Nonprofit Treats Needy Children To Costumes

Huffington Post | Tam Vo | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Foster Children, Foster Care, Donations, Children, Clothing Donations, Halloween Costumes, Children's Charities, Impact News

For many families this year, Halloween costumes will be yet another luxury to forgo. However, trick-or-treating will be made possible for many thanks ...

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5 Things To Do With Old Clothes

TakePart.com | Giulia Rozzi | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Read More: Clothing Donations, Style News

According to the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Solid Waste. Americans collectively trashed 9 million tons of reusable clothes, footwear,...

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