Comments on: An In-Depth Look at Clothes Hanger Recycling

By: Dale

Dale — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:41:42 +0000

Plastic hangers-if you don’t need them don’t buy them!
Other than that take them to resale shops.Salvation Army stores take them,try church thrift shops,if push comes to shove wooden ones can be burned in the fireplace in the winter,Put a box of plastic ones outside a dorm when collage starts and see how long they last.Also metal ones can be taken to scrap yards for $$$, a couple of years ago I made $20 by taking a whole pickup truck load to the scrapyard,they laughed at me when I showed up but they paid me for them.

By: margie

margie — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 11:11:59 +0000

Where are all the environmentalists on this big issue?

By: Laura

Laura — Sat, 29 May 2010 20:04:23 +0000

I also think that department stores should have bins and encourage the recycling of clothes hangers. My local goodwill would not take mine and I have a multitude of plastic hangers with the metal hanger.

I cannot in good conscience throw these away to be dumped in a landfill. From now on I will refuse hangers from stores. If anyone does come up with a specific clothes hanger recycling business, I’m sure that it would get quite a lot of business.

By: Jeanette

Jeanette — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:15:02 +0000

I was advised to try freecycle.org, we do not have a local group by me so I will gather them all and post them on craigslist. I figure if we have several bags and offer free delivery within a certain distance, we should get a taker. Worth a shot! I will then call some of the local thrifts and consignment shops to see if they want them if no one wants them on craigs.

Stores should have bins for these for consumers to bring them back or leave them there and the clothing manufacturers should do their part in recycling and reusing by taking them back from the retailers.

I like the idea of the thick, recycled and recyclable cardboard hangers. I have yet to see these in the stores by me.

By: Erica

Erica — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:56:38 +0000

I just tried to take a big bag full of plastic hangers (the kind that come from the stores — the flimsy plastic ones) to my local Goodwill store and they do not accept any hangers. Boo! Now I’m stuck with them and I refuse to throw them in a landfill. I guess the next step is to figure out what kind of plastic they are and find a recycling center willing to take them. My local center is not very cooperative since I have to take my stuff to them and then pay them to take it. There’s no incentive to recycle where I live. Any alternative ideas are welcome!

By: otis brown

otis brown — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:29:10 +0000

I would like to know if there is any merit to starting a clothes hanger recycling business.

By: Pat Griffiths

Pat Griffiths — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 02:50:57 +0000

I have many wooden hangers and do not use anymore. Where can I recycle them?

By: Rich

Rich — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:15:32 +0000

Do you know of any company that makes a portable carrier so consumers could take their hangers either to their cleaners or a recycling location