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Ulster Comptroller Warns Donors About Misleading Clothing Drop-Off Bins

Not all clothing collection bins belong to nonprofit groups, an Ulster County official is warning, according to a report by Time Warner Cable News.

Ulster County Comptroller Elliott Auerbach is pushing a measure to have the status of clothing donation bins clearly labeled. Consumers are often donating without knowing if the bin's owner is a nonprofit charity or a for-profit business.

Ulster County Comptroller Elliott Auerbach is pushing a measure to have the status of clothing donation bins clearly labeled. Consumers are often donating without knowing if the bin's owner is a nonprofit charity or a for-profit business.

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Comptroller Elliott Auerbach said that many of them benefit for-profit companies and he wants the owner's status to be clearly labeled on each bin, the TWC story said.

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