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I'm not sure what the proposed answer is. Not that anyone will care but not donating used (non-soiled etc.) textile is actually a violation of the law in a state like MA as I understand it.

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The opinion article doesn't really care, but presumably...

   - Ensure incoming streams are usable
   - Investing in recycling infrastructure
   - Financially supporting recycling innovation

Could you elaborate. What law is broken if one do not donate used clothing in MA?

https://www.mass.gov/guides/clothing-and-textile-recovery#:~....

You don’t have to donate, you can also recycle.

For individuals though, it pretty much means you're supposed to take them down the street to a "donation" dumpster rather than toss them in the trash. Almost certainly, no one is going to come to your house and arrest you/fine you because they found an old t-shirt in your trash but they maybe could.

> Textiles means clothing, footwear, bedding, towels, curtains, fabric, and similar products, except for textiles that are contaminated with mold, bodily fluids, insects, oil, or hazardous substances.

Apparently it's also legal to jizz on your used clothing and then toss them in the garbage. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I don't make the rules!

It doesn't look like they specify the type of oil so you can just dab some vegetable oil from your kitchen on it.

There, I just saved you a lot of wanking! That should only be done for the joy of it, not to circumvent some state law.

It's good to have options.

Strictly speaking sweat is a bodily fluid, which I guess means that you should always throw them out.

Or you could wash them before donating them?

I'd be shocked if most people make a specific effort to wash clothes before donating them.

I can't imagine ever donating dirty clothes. What a strange thing to do.

https://www.mass.gov/guides/clothing-and-textile-recovery

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