Hold those thongs! After $1.2 million trash bill, Goodwill

Goodwill Northern New England, with 17 of its 30 stores in Maine, is looking at a trash bill of more than $1.2 million as a result of people donating unusable items in what the nonprofit believes are largely good but misguided intentions.

Hold those thongs! After $1.2 million trash bill, Goodwill encouraging people to look before they donate

Hold those thongs! After $1.2 million trash bill, Goodwill encouraging people to look before they donate

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Adam Minter on X: Spend a bit of time at the donation door of a Goodwill, and you'll be amazed at the amount of trash that's donated. Last year in N. New England it amounted to a $1.2 million trash bill. Broken dishes, old thongs, bowling balls, etc. https

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Hold those thongs! After $1.2 million trash bill, Goodwill encouraging people to look before they donate

Hold those thongs! After $1.2 million trash bill, Goodwill encouraging people to look before they donate

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Hold those thongs! After $1.2 million trash bill, Goodwill encouraging people to look before they donate

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