From ABC News as reported by the J-Walk Blog...
What happens to the used clothes that you donate to charity?
According to various estimates, here's what happens to your clothing giveaways. In most cases, a small amount of the items, the best quality castoffs - less than 10 percent of donations - are kept by the charitable institutions and sold in their thrift shops to other Americans looking for a bargain...
The remaining 90 percent or more of what you give away is sold by the charitable institution to textile recycling firms...
The recycling companies convert about 75% of the clothes into rags. The remainder are sold in Africa.
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