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Step 3: Sorting
Clothes placed in the textile bank are taken to a warehouse for sorting and separated into those good enough to wear again and those that aren't. |
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Figure: Step 3. Person sorting donated clothes.
[Courtesy of: Goodwill.] |
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Step 4: Redistribution
Around 43% of the textiles collected are good enough to wear again. These are given to charities and placed in charity shops for resale or exported to needy countries around the world. |
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Figure: Step 4. Donations are exported to needy countries around the world.
[Courtesy of: NanoInk, Inc.] |
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Section I: Introduction
Section II: Present (YOU ARE CURRENTLY IN THIS SECTION)
Section III: Future |
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