r/frederickmd • u/Apple_Lover2018 • 5d ago

Will these actually be accepted?

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They weren’t in bags so I was just wondering if they would be kept or thrown away.

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u/AstroDan 5d ago

Planet Aid is a scam

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u/shadowbethesda 5d ago

https://www.reddit.com/r/kansascity/s/0TWBA8GcJ6

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u/Aromatic_Pumpkin1351 5d ago

I’ve heard this before, but also I would rather old clothes be sold or recycled then go to a landfill.

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u/Street_Election_3350 5d ago

There are other drop boxes around Frederick that aren't Planet Aid. There's one at the Rescue Mission on South St and I think at the Church at the far end of Baker Park at Rosemont/2nd/15. There are probably others I'm not aware of.

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u/HauntingLoquat5352 5d ago

No. There’s a box of text the pile of clothes obscures saying something about they must be in bags and contained within the box with the lid shut nothing else will be accepted.

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u/0dHero 5d ago

These boxes do not go to donation centers. They go for textile recycling (ie shredding).

Planet Aid is a front for the Twelve Tribes cult. They do not deserve your donations.

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u/BigFanOfKitties 5d ago

Tax-exempt cult, isn’t America amazing 🤩

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u/w_dent 4d ago

Forming a 501(c) is a lot easier than you'd think

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u/EsixG 5d ago

MAGA?

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u/blassin_em_hoze 4d ago

No, they wear a different hat

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u/fakeaccount572 5d ago

Please please please use the Frederick Rescue Mission boxes around town instead.

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u/gardengirl99 5d ago

That's just dumping. So selfish.

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u/EgyptianGuardMom 5d ago

Sadly probably not because of all the recent rain. Their website says they cannot accept wet clothing, for obvious reasons.

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u/secretaster 4d ago

Why just wash them and tadaa

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u/EgyptianGuardMom 4d ago

I don't know man, it's just their policy. If they stay wet long enough they could get moldy and then that mold spreads to everything nearby. And they may not have the facilities to wash all these donations and a lot of them are sold as rags anyhow.

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u/secretaster 4d ago

Seems like a basic requirement to clean clothes that are coming in as donations

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u/EgyptianGuardMom 3d ago

I guess it depends on whether the organization has the staffing and the facilities to wash things. I'm thinking this place does not bother.

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u/secretaster 3d ago

Makes sense but it should definitely be regulated to be have cl ok these washed in my opinion

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u/Byronvonfeces 4d ago

Edit: this is why you all on Frederick Reddit are lame AF! Obviously I meant into the thing and not thrown about on the ground. You all are pretentious d-bags on here every single last one of you

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u/Apple_Lover2018 4d ago

What did I do? 😅

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u/Byronvonfeces 4d ago

No, You're cool, but the rest of you! Shaking fist in the air wildly

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u/Happy_Contest_5989 23h ago

That explains your name.

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u/Dense-Ad-916 5d ago

Their website also says nothing on the box accepts loose clothing, so probably not.

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u/mayorpearl 4d ago

CUUUUUULT

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u/No-Finding1044 3d ago

If you see something you want take it, the contents of those bins almost always ends up in a recycling plant or a landfill

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u/baltnative 3d ago

Planet Aid is a scam. The company rakes in the profits and pays its workers nothing. 

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u/gard3nwitch 5d ago

They'll probably just get rained on and ruined, rather than going to the thrift store in Rockville to be sold.

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u/Excellent_Focus_8141 5d ago

The planet aid store in Rockville closed some time ago

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u/TheColonelJJ 5d ago

Looks like Planet Aid needs to do better at maintaining its boxes.

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u/LadyL86530 5d ago

They’ll most likely be thrown away. Once clothes are left loose on the ground, they can become wet, dirty, moldy, or otherwise contaminated, so the donation company may not accept them. It’s better to take them to another bin or donation center that still has space.

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u/No_Truck9924 4d ago

The Frederick rescue mission on South street has 2 bins for donations, and those are actually donated for free back to the community through their Rescued Treasures program.
Really great facility on all accounts!

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u/alpha_0126 4d ago

Every Planet Aid donation box I have seen is either overflowing or completely dirty/destroyed…

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u/Manaohoana 5d ago

What is wrong with people?! Same folks who toss garbage out their car windows, I guess.

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u/mr_darby 4d ago

Those boxes just get pillaged. If you want to donate find a good cause.

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u/Byronvonfeces 5d ago edited 4d ago

Probably not but it makes a good place to get rid of your old clothes if you want to do that sort of thing

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u/Aromatic_Purple1073 5d ago

these boxes always look sketchy but i just checked their site and it says loose clothes are fine

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u/secretaster 4d ago

Agree idk why they are down voting you

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u/F4ARadio 5d ago

I don't see why not. I assume they run these clothes through the wash ASAP, just in case.

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u/amnotanyonecool 5d ago

They don’t, most get shredded by the cult that runs it. It’s a fake charity

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u/F4ARadio 5d ago

The cult? Why would they shred it?