NativeMasshole t1_iud5kzr wrote on October 30, 2022 at 12:59 PM

Reply to comment by analog_stuff in Massachusetts bans clothing, footwear, bedding, curtains and other textiles from trash disposal by cowghost

It's always been crazy to me that it can be profitable to ship stuff thousands of miles when it's already essentially worthless here.

analog_stuff t1_iud667j wrote on October 30, 2022 at 1:05 PM

Theres huge clothing markets over there, stall owners buy recycled textiles by the bale

SGI256 t1_iuf89sn wrote on October 30, 2022 at 9:39 PM

I watched a video where they were interviewing the people that buy bales. There is a ton of stuff they dont want. The stuff they dont want should not be shipped across the ocean. There are categories of things that should not be shipped because it is almost guaranteed it will be thrown away.

Maddcapp t1_iuds6cm wrote on October 30, 2022 at 3:52 PM

The financial strategy is crazy with textiles. Like before the Super Bowl they print up shirts for both teams winning and just trash the losers merchandise. And still make a killing. Just to capture the excitement of people going right online to buy their teams shirts right away.

NativeMasshole t1_iudtg7o wrote on October 30, 2022 at 4:01 PM

Good point! Which I guess is the type of wasteful behavior they're trying to target here.

pfmiller0 t1_iudqmgw wrote on October 30, 2022 at 3:41 PM

Think of all the dirt cheap Chinese made novelties you can buy. In large enough quantities almost anything can be affordable to ship.