How to Recycle Children's Clothing

Today, you can recycle almost everything. However, children's clothing have been the object of recycling ever since the second generation of this Earth. Today we have more choices as to where our recyclable children's clothing should go.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Children's clothing

1. Sort through children's clothing as they outgrow them. This will allow you to see their condition. Throw away any articles of clothing that are torn and stained. Just keep and recycle the ones you would like to have someone give your child. Have a garage sale if you need a little extra money. Other families get a real bargain and you help your cash condition.

2. Save the clothing that still looks good. These items will be worn to school, church and other occasions where people will see them. That being the case, they need to look right for those circumstances.

3. Recycle easily if you have nieces or nephews, neighbor children or friends from church to give children's clothing. Just give clothing to each one. Kids are always excited to get something that is new to them.

4. Give donations of gently used children's clothing to organizations such as Goodwill, Salvation Army or any church organization for ideas on who could use them. Organizations helping the homeless can help to recycle almost any size of clothing.

5. Join a clothing-recycling club. Enjoy the excitement and feelings of nostalgia you will have as you recycle your own children's clothing. You will know you are helping out other families and it is even better if you get an occasional glimpse of someone else's child in one of your favorite outfits.

6. Keep stacks of outgrown children's clothing in one area to give away when someone needs them. There is always a reason—-someone has lost their home in a fire, a flood has ruined everything one family has or a family is simply too poor to get clothing and needs your help.

Tips & Warnings

• Families are extremely appreciative of recycled "goodies."

Who Can Help:

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Resources

• Recycling Champions has a good idea that any school can do for recycling

[micha]

on 11/4/2008 Recycle the clothing for younger siblings by addding rhinestones. Hundreds of designs to choose from, change or custom. No minimums on orders. Visit www.glamshirts.net

[JenAtKCS]

on 2/18/2008 Visit www.kidsconsignmentsales.com for a listing of over 1000 seasonal consignment sales. Buying and selling through the seasonal sale industry is recycling at it's best!