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Two young climbers were stranded on Mount Washington in dangerous weather conditions. Patigas declined to give sales figures or the amount of clothing he collects every year. in that sneaky vending machine, but Joseph Lentini from Philadelphia, PA was the first to get three correct. In January of 1982, Joe Lentini was woken up in the middle of the night by a phone call. Citing the 'highly competitive world industry in used clothing,' Mr. Recycling is now costing the town about 37,000 per month just to process recycling. asked regarding what the recycling process is currently. Most of the clothing American Clothing Recycling collects is baled and distributed in Africa, South America and Asia. Special Guest Joseph Lentini: Wilma discussed a recently mailed flier and the plastic bags destroying recycling machines. 'We have an abundance of clothing in the store,' she said. Vincent De Paul Society in New Bedford, said the clothing drive 'won't touch us.' Patigas said charities usually skim off only the best 20 percent of incoming clothing, 'pushing the rest out the backdoor to me or other (clothing) graders.' 'Most of them get so much clothing they don't know what to do with it.' We are a whole separate industry far away from the charitable end of the business,' he said. We are the end of the line for many non-profits.

But still it is hard to judge what it will mean.'Īmerican Clothing Recycling owner William Patigas said he is not in competition with non-profits for clothing, and often helps charities dispose of excess clothing or clothing they cannot sell. 'People who come to us with clothes have been coming to us for years and will continue to do so. I don't think it is competition,' said Joe Lentini Jr., who works out of the Salvation Army's Brockton office, which oversees clothing collection throughout the area. If we don't have the resources either in money or clothing it affects our mission.'

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'People who come to us for clothing go to our store with vouchers for free clothing,' he said. The Salvation Army uses proceeds from clothing sales to fund alcohol and drug rehabilitation programs as well as give recovering addicts a job sorting clothes for 'work therapy.' Douglas Jones said it could affect poor people who come to them looking for clothing. Local charities that collect used clothing for resale say the drive will make barely a dent in the onslaught of clothes they collect, although Salvation Army Capt.

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