Fake Clothing Donation Bins in Big Cities are Hurting Charities, Say Non-Profits
The New York Times reported recently that there's a significant increase in clothing donation bins being placed on city streetsacross the United States -- but the vast majority of those bins are actually illegal and not tied to charity.
One New Yorker, Kyiesha Kelly, reported seeing employees of Narciso Recycling Company dump one of these bins onto a nearby sidewalk in front of a community late at night.
When Kelly confronted the workers and told them to move the bin, they pretended to not understand her and left abruptly.
It turns out that this was just one of thousands of these bins placed illegally and bearing a message that said, "Through Your Donations We Provide Money to Charities & Give Employees Occupation."
But many of these companies, like Narciso Recycling, aren'...