I regularly donate items of clothing and other unwanted things to the charity shops in my local town, and often buy second hand, too. Ethical vs. economical intentions aside, donating/selling items that eventually go on to be re-used instead of simply destroying them or throwing them away is all environmentally sound practice.
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