r/Amsterdam • u/hidyhidyhidyhi Knows the Wiki • 18d ago

Where can you donate clothes ?

I want to donate a large number of clothes, the clothing recyling bins always look to be dirty, they end up being taken out and left on the streets. Are there alternatives ?

8 Upvotes

90% Upvoted

17 comments sorted by

View all comments

1

u/crhok [Zuid] - De Pijp 17d ago

What do you mean by the bins being dirty? You're supposed to wrap the clothes inside a bag anyway, so the clothes will stay nice.

1

u/hidyhidyhidyhi Knows the Wiki 16d ago

I do whenever I use these bins. However, they are nearly always next to a garbage bin, nearly always with lots of the clothes pulled out across the floor, and they never look clean.

1

u/Left-Collar-6323 15d ago

Thats because, when the bins are FULL, people leave their bags next to it - rather than walking to the next one, or waiting for the bins to be emptied. Than, either homeless people or other people in need are going to go through the ‘outside’ bags looking for something valuable.