A problem these companies have is finding a honest non-profit charity to donate items to.
MonCul Send a noteboard - 09/01/2010 01:04:17 AM
I'll give you an example.
The Home Depot used to give much of their clearanced/damaged/otherwise unwanted items to Habitat for Humanity. The problem was that Habitat For Humanity started returning some of these items to The Home Depot for cash (at that time you could return anything to THD without a receipt for cash).
This corruption within HFH caused THD to stop all donations. Everything had to be thrown away, in most cases destroyed or damaged beyond repair, to avoid that happening again.
Seeing this as a waste THD partnered with Gifts In Kind, a charity organization which partners donors with local non-profit charities. They basically do background checks on charities to make sure they're legit, 100% non-profit, etc.
This seems to be working out for THD, but compaines have to be careful. They can lose alot of money. It's cheaper for most to just destroy the stuff and not have to worry about it.
That being said, we're a wasteful society. Do you recycle? Ever visit a landfill? Heard of The Great Pacific Garbage Patch? Society is what needs to change. The rest will follow.
The Home Depot used to give much of their clearanced/damaged/otherwise unwanted items to Habitat for Humanity. The problem was that Habitat For Humanity started returning some of these items to The Home Depot for cash (at that time you could return anything to THD without a receipt for cash).
This corruption within HFH caused THD to stop all donations. Everything had to be thrown away, in most cases destroyed or damaged beyond repair, to avoid that happening again.
Seeing this as a waste THD partnered with Gifts In Kind, a charity organization which partners donors with local non-profit charities. They basically do background checks on charities to make sure they're legit, 100% non-profit, etc.
This seems to be working out for THD, but compaines have to be careful. They can lose alot of money. It's cheaper for most to just destroy the stuff and not have to worry about it.
That being said, we're a wasteful society. Do you recycle? Ever visit a landfill? Heard of The Great Pacific Garbage Patch? Society is what needs to change. The rest will follow.
H&M and Wal-Mart destroy and trash unsold goods
- 08/01/2010 02:26:56 PM
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H&M and Wal-Mart have the right to do whatever they like, legally, with unsold goods
- 08/01/2010 03:14:22 PM
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Re: H&M and Wal-Mart have the right to do whatever they like, legally, with unsold goods
- 08/01/2010 03:23:24 PM
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Re: H&M and Wal-Mart have the right to do whatever they like, legally, with unsold goods
- 08/01/2010 03:31:44 PM
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While I agree that companies have no legal "obligation to help the general public"...
- 08/01/2010 03:33:58 PM
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They have a legal right to dump, but I have a right to judge them as well
- 08/01/2010 06:11:52 PM
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A problem these companies have is finding a honest non-profit charity to donate items to.
- 09/01/2010 01:04:17 AM
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ok. they still get a write off on taxes if it's destroyed clothes or donated.
- 09/01/2010 04:40:03 PM
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