Due to the increasing disposal of waste in used clothing containers, the German Red Cross (DRK) is increasingly accepting used clothing directly from clothing collections and reducing the number of containers. Collecting via used clothing containers is no longer worthwhile, as more and more items that are thrown in have to be disposed of as bulky waste for a fee, the DRK said in response to an inquiry. According to the report, more and more DRK used clothing containers are being dismantled in Saxony.
"If we have to use more resources to collect donations than we can receive from the donations, we have to stop collections such as those via containers," explained DRK spokesperson Kai Kranich. For the aid organization, collecting used clothing donations is comparable to a donation box on a retail counter. According to the German Red Cross, the proceeds are used to fund social projects such as clothing banks for people on low incomes.
