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

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

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.