There is also a big truck behind the Walgreens that is across from the Lexington Stop and Shop.
- Sent from iPhone. Typed by thumb. Excuse misspellings! > On Jun 26, 2023, at 12:46 PM, June L Matthews <matth...@mit.edu> wrote: > > > I used to donate to Goodwill but now donate to St. Vincent de Paul. I have a > feeling that Goodwill has changed its mission – they used to employ the > disabled to repair clothing that they would then sell. The Goodwill stores > that I have seen have become much more “upscale” in some areas, and I think > that they only want ready-to-wear (or ready-to-use) items in good condition. > I don’t know what they do with the inferior or damaged donations. Does > anyone know? There is a big Goodwill donation truck outside Crosby’s market > in Concord. > > June > > > From: Lincoln <lincoln-boun...@lincolntalk.org> On Behalf Of Sara Mattes > Sent: Monday, June 26, 2023 12:37 PM > To: Alice Waugh <awaugh...@gmail.com> > Cc: Lincoln Talk <lincoln@lincolntalk.org> > Subject: Re: [LincolnTalk] Question re: clothing collection boxes around town > > St Vincent de Paul has a box in Weston, behind St Julia’s church and near > Brothers > > All clothing dropped there goes fire to those in need as do proceeds from > sales. > Red Cross is notorious for having huge overhead and very highly paid Execs, > and actually expending a small portion of revenues on actual aid. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jun 26, 2023, at 12:28 PM, Alice Waugh <awaugh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi Andy, > > I think in either case the material must be dry and machine-washed clean. The > Red Cross clothing donation page says "items are then sold through a vendor > and a portion of the proceeds benefits our Disaster Relief Fund" but doesn't > specify that the clothing itself is given to disaster victims, or what > condition it has to be in. I suspect though don't know for sure that the > "vendor" may be some place like Bay State Textiles that repurposes material > in any (dry) condition as described in this 2022 Lincoln Squirrel article > under the "Textiles" subhead: > “Where does it all go?” Part 3: Recycling beyond single-stream" > > Alice Waugh > Editor, The Lincoln Squirrel and The Lincoln Chipmunk > lincolnsquirreln...@gmail.com > 617-710-5542 (mobile) > www.watusiwords.com > > > On Sun, Jun 25, 2023 at 8:27 AM Andy Wang <andyrw...@gmail.com> wrote: > I had a question regarding the various clothing collection boxes around town. > I was under the impression that the ones that are from baystatetextiles > (schools and transfer station) will take clean old clothing (e.g stuff with > holes, tears, stains) for textile recycling. The other ones from Red Cross > (transfer station and Stacy’s gas station) is looking for clean and usable > clothing for distribution/sale. Is that correct? Thanks. > > Andy > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >
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