Clothing pickup vs. drop-off: which is better?

When you are ready to clear out clothes, you have two basic routes: have them picked up from your door, or drive them to a donation center yourself. Both are better than the trash — but they ask very different things of you. Here is how they stack up.

When a drop-off still makes sense

If your items are clean and resellable, you itemize your taxes, and you want a receipt, a registered charity drop-off is a reasonable choice. See our honest take on whether clothing donations are tax-deductible.

When a pickup wins

For almost everything else — a busy schedule, a big clean-out, items too worn for resale, or simply no desire to spend a Saturday on errands — a free pickup is faster, easier, and just as responsible. We take items in any condition and recycle whatever can not be reused.

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