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Thrift Stores support many programs and services provided by The Salvation Army, including food banks, shelters, children\u2019s camps, addiction treatment facilities, family and single parent support, work readiness and many other community programs. The Salvation Army is Canada\u2019s largest non-governmental provider of social programs.<\/p>\n<p>2. The Salvation Army makes every effort to be as environmentally conscious as possible. Last year, 67.3 million pounds of household waste was steered away from local landfills through our Thrift Store retail and recycling programs.<\/p>\n<p>3. Salvation Army Thrift Stores sell donated clothing that cannot be sold because it is torn, stained and\/or overly worn to cloth graders. The cloth graders re-sort the materials; turn some into rags, sell other parts for the fibre content or resell the items in foreign markets. 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