What Can Retailers Do With Their Unwanted Merchandise?  by Xin
Lu on 8 January 2010 33 comments Photo: Trash Clam  A recent New
York Times article reported that retailers including H&M and
Walmart have been destroying perfectly good clothes that were
not sold and throwing them in the trash. This is a terrible
waste, and it really saddened me to see that these stores did
not even try to get rid of their unwanted merchandise in a more
environmentally and socially friendly manner. Here are some of
my suggestions, and I encourage you to add your own comments.
The new development is that H&M pledged to donate all unworn
clothing. Usually companies that donate goods to charities can
receive a tax deduction, but many do not do so because they are
afraid of being sued by someone who gets hurt by the donated
item. It does not take too much effort to drive a load of unused
merchandise to a charity. I imagine intentionally destroy
everything takes more work, and there is no tax deduction.  Free
Rack  One way my parent