Saving clothes from the landfill Clothes that are rejected by thrift stores and would otherwise go to the landfill are sent to rag houses: huge warehouses covered floor-to-ceiling in garments.

WENZHOU, China (AP) — At a factory in Zhejiang province on China’s eastern coast, two mounds of discarded cotton clothing and bed linens, loosely separated into dark and light colors, ...

Lindsay Scarrow gives clothes that others have rejected a new life. Her pieces come from a rag house, which diverts millions ...

How clothes that would otherwise go to the landfill end up in vintage lovers' closets. Halyna Mihalik | CBC News | Posted: March 10, 2025 11:00 AM ... Saving clothes from the landfill.

Now, Scarrow is breathing life into clothes that other people have discarded. She sells garments that would have ended up in a landfill, giving them a second chance in Saskatchewan closets. Scarrow is ...

Now, Scarrow is breathing life into clothes that other people have discarded. She sells garments that would have ended up in a landfill, giving them a second chance in Saskatchewan closets. Scarrow is ...