Mindful Doodles #194
The old man has an attitude. If I can’t have what I covert, then nobody else should have it. It is a type of dog in the manger attitude.
Meditate to save the environment:
What can I do to recycle and reduce waste? This item of clothing used cloth made of cotton wool and threads. The stitching required human labor, and electricity. If you had bought the clothing, you would have used money, which is also a manmade commodity. Energy may have been spent to earn this money.
If I donate this clothing, someone can use it and all the resources spent on producing this item, are put to good use, until this item is totally worn out and un-usable. By extending the life span of this item, I am saving a considerable amount of used resources from being needed to use on making another similar item of clothing. I save a tiny quantity of earth’s resources, and manmade resources. I know manmade labor and electricity are derived from natural resources so eventually, I’m saving earth’s resources.
Furthermore, if wasted clothing is buried in a landfill, it takes time for decomposition. Cotton requires 1 to 5 months to break down, while textiles with artificial fibers need more than 200 years to decompose. The process of decomposition usually produces harmful gas and by-products which can harm the environment.
The next time you clear out and renew your wardrobe, please donate your unwanted clothes. Clothing must be usable condition without tears, stains, or faults that render them unfit for wear. Thank you in advance for contributing efforts to conserve your environment and Earth.
Please, however, do not donate the clothes if they are ripped or torn beyond use or stained horribly, the thrift stores can’t use them and it costs them money to throw it away.
Ok, I’ll edit to include this condition. Yes, it can cost a few hundred per small truck load to dispose of waste.
Thanks for reminding me of this important tip. I had forgotten about this. I’m more used to donating food with long future expiry dates. Then again, some charities request only non-perishable items because people tend to keep food for themselves.