When it comes to helping the environment and our fellow human beings, donating is one of the best choices you can make. Americans throw away millions of clothes every year with 10.5 million tons of it ending up in landfills.

By making a charitable donation every couple of months, a few times a year, or even once a year you can help create a lasting impact on the environment and your local community.

Landfills

When you donate clothes, you keep your clothing from building up in landfills. Nearly 100% of household clothing and textiles can be recycled, but Americans only recycle up to 15%. As a result, resources are wasted on making more clothing for stores, which will only be bought, used, and thrown out into landfills. Donate clothes in order to keep resources from being needlessly used and to keep your pollution of the environment to a minimum.

Helping those who can?t afford clothing

Those who benefit from green charities and household donations aren?t always disaster victims, although disaster victims do benefit from charities. Communities are made up of a variety of people and many of those people simply cannot afford store clothing at certain points in their lives due to financial reasons. When you donate clothes, you?re giving disadvantaged members of your community the ability to buy clothing at a price they can afford without making them insecure about their financial situation.

The less communities donate clothes, the more dated the clothing is in thrift stores and organizations like Goodwill. Wearing dated clothing can make a disadvantaged person feel self-conscious and insecure about their situation. Therefore, when you donate clothes you?re not only recycling your clothing and helping the environment, but you?re also helping members in your community such as veterans stay confident in their clothing choices.

Keeping your house organized

Americans buy more clothing nowadays than ever before. This is partially due to the quality of clothing and also because of the increase in consumerism. If you haven?t worn an article of clothing in over six months and it isn?t because of the weather, then it?s time to donate that article of clothing. By routinely donating your clothes and household items, you?ll be keeping your house and closets clean and organized. Clothes that you commonly wear will also be easier to find, reducing your stress on those days when you?re in a hurry.

Donating gives you an overall good feeling

Donation is a particularly good act of charity for those who don?t have the time to volunteer. There are nonprofits and charitable organizations dedicated to virtually every worthy cause. Even if you don’t have much time or money to spare, you almost certainly have used clothing donations to make at least once a year. Even if you can?t make it to a clothing drop off location, many charities will come to your home to collect your donations for you. That way, nothing can hold you back from the great feeling of doing good in your community.