MrsMurphysChowder t1_iudcw7m wrote on October 30, 2022 at 2:02 PM

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

It's also on enforceable except for the mattresses. Throw your clothes in a plastic bag and put them in the trash and no one knows any better. Or pour oil on the clothes if you really want to be careful about it. Stupid unenforceable laws are knee jerk reactions from politicians who don't know s*** about anything.

Compoundwyrds t1_iue4253 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 5:14 PM

It’s good to enforce this against businesses who throw away clothes by the truckload. They can’t hide it. Super wasteful and would be better going to people who need it to stay warm, and get a leg up off of homelessness, rather than people in the strata of shopping to fulfill a void. Source: I’ve disposed of truckloads of brand new clothing that stuck around on clearance, from a retailer in MA.