Clothes donation is on the rise. Research and recent surveys show that two in five people living in the UK have had a closet clear out while on lockdown and many are aiming to donate to charities as stores re-open. This means charity shops will be overwhelmed with donations and many items will not make it to the shop floor sadly. These will be rotated around different shops until when unsold thrown away or shipped abroad. Either way, most of these items will end up in landfills. As consumers, we have a responsibility to be sensible and educated when it comes to where and how to give our clothes away. We can help avoid them ending up in landfills in the UK or abroad by approaching clothes don