People must stop using St Vincent de Paul to get rid of rubbish

While wonderful donations are made to charitable organisations, many people are using the system to get rid of rubbish, discovers Arlene Harris

Shocking as it may seem, charities are seeing an increasing amount of torn, dirty and unwearable clothes and shoes and in some cases, other truly revolting ‘donations’ left inside shops or in clothing banks.

Brendan Dempsey, regional manager for St Vincent De Paul (SVP) in Cork, says the amount of time and money wasted disposing of useless and often offensive rubbish is taking its toll on the charity.