Textile Waste Case Study

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Introduction In today's world there exists a long list of environmental problems caused by the human race. One of the smaller and lesser known is that of textile waste. “Nearly 21 billion pounds of textiles are thrown out each year” (What Do Stores Do with Unsold Merchandise?). Included in this waste are sporting goods textiles. Not only is old equipment thrown out new equipment is also thrown out. Some places would love any equipment old or new because they don't have it. Because there is such a large quantity of textile waste generated due to unsold or unused products, more organizations need to be established in order to collect and transport these textiles to less fortunate people in developing countries where the need for these items is greater. Developing Countries Textile waste is small compared to other wastes but it is a form of waste we can reduce or completely get rid of all together. We take so many of these items for grant it every day. As consumers, we throw out brand new sports equipment and a ton of other things. This equipment could instead go to these people so that they no longer have to play with cheap old beat up sports …show more content…

The main thing the company does is they will put their items on sale. If the items still do not sell after being marked down for an extended period of time they will package the items up and then ship the unsold inventory back to their vendors. If Dick’s Sporting Goods has damaged items that absolutely can’t be sold they have to package them up and ship them back to their vendors as well. Dick’s Sporting Goods doesn’t give away items to random charities. Instead, they have their own teams and charities, that they are associated with. Dick’s Sporting Goods will donate money and sometimes new sports equipment to their charities and teams (Dick’s Sporting Goods

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