Apparel disposal and reuse

Charitable organizations such as Goodwill and the Salvation Army may be the first point of collection for unwanted clothing, but other for-profit organizations have entered the market for clothing collection in an effort to meet the market demands of a 

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Options for apparel disposal and reuse are becoming increasingly sophisticated and thereby creating a secondary value chain for used clothing that includes carefully curated online selections and expertly merchandised stores that feature current fashion. 

If the demand for used clothing continues to decline in developing nations due to low-cost imports of new clothing or import restrictions, developed nations will have to develop other alternatives for reuse in their own countries to prevent direct disposal of used clothing into waste streams. According to the US Department of Conunerce s Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA), more than 30 nations have already enacted bans or restrictions on the importation of used clothing. 

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