Sometimes you get sewing items, you don´t want or need for yourself. Maybe it´s the wrong color or material or you don´t like the pattern…..Of course you could dump and forget it. Or just throw it in one of those recycling banks.
But in the majorty of cases, the things are to good to be dumped and if you choose the recycling bank, some of the fabrics end in rags or will be shipped to Africa.
It´s much better to donate.
I donate my things to a group of young girls, working on creative projects at school. It´s fun to see, what they are doing:
www.sew.it-your-self.blogspot.de – only German language
Their teacher is a talented scholar and zealous sewer. Her projects can be found on www.coudre-liaison.blogspot.de (also only German language)
So look around…Is there a group of creative people in your environment? Or a social department? A neigbour with low income but some children, who could use the things for handicraft work? Or someone in the DYS field?