Throwing away old and never used clothes

So many of you on here give unwanted clothes to charity shops, am I the only one to buy from them?
I wear my clothes until they get stained or fall apart, then my OH has the T-shirts and pants as paint rags, the rest goes in the bin. Then I go to the charity shop to buy 'new'!

If you have a local ‘homeless’ charity they are glad to receive clean underwear and socks, as well as practical outerwear and shoes.

Copied from Global Women Connected, explaining how donated underwear can stop some women being attacked:

In Africa, some women are living in such poor conditions that they only have access to a single pair of knickers, or sometimes none at all.
Not only is this obviously unhygienic, but if women own underwear, they are considered more wealthy and likely to be ‘cared for’, which means they are likely to have a male relative in their life. In turn, this means they are perceived as ‘not alone’, and thus are seen as less vulnerable, and are less likely to be attacked or raped.
Smalls for all is a great charity which has been set up by Maria Macnamara, who after visiting and assisting vulnerable people in Africa, wanted to make a lasting difference to their lives.
Smalls for all collects and distributes new and second bras in good condition for redistribution to vulnerable women, as well as old, or broken bras which they will recycle and raise money from which helps to go towards providing their service. They also request new knickers for women and children under age 15. Smalls for all distributes this underwear to both women and children in need, such as those who have had to flee their home, children in orphanages, or those with medical conditions such as fistula. They are also helping support the education of children.

I will be sorting my underwear drawer out later today. I am sure I have loads I don't wear or need. You have all inspired me!

Thank you all for replying, I will certainly think twice and make sure I donate bras in the future.

I buy as well as giving HillyN and I know otherg GNs do too..

I am a a non-buyer and a chukker. I rarely buy clothes on impulse, plan my wardrobe and only buy what I see a need for. Clothes stay in use until it begin to look a little tired then goes out, as does the occasional bad buy: currently a summer coat I bought three years ago which looks odd over every outfit bar the one I was wearing when I bought it - which has died, and a pair of shoes that when worn for any time, are actually too small for me. One foot is larger than the other and I risked buying a shoe that fitted the smaller foot because the size above was not in stock.

Everything bar underwear goes to a charity shop, or textile recycling. Underwear goes in the bin because by the time I throw it out, it is usually grey, and falling apart.

I buy from charity shops as well as donate.

I would honestly never have thought of donating bras, but if a bra can prevent any woman being raped, I shall certainly do so.

Looking forward to donating my old specs when my eye settles down again from my cataract surgery. Glasses are in very short supply in Africa and Bangledesh.

I wear things for ages, too - don't buy very much and go for better quality that lasts.
Anything that's not stained or too worn will go to charity shops, otherwise it's the textile recycling bins.

My dd once took a stack of men's old shirts - dh's and from various friends - back to Ethiopia, where she was working at the time. There were so many extremely poor people who were very glad of them. The 'watchman' outside her office didn't even have a home - he'd sleep on a bench outside. To him she gave the only unworn shirt - one of dh's which was still in its packing - I'd bought it for him but he didn't like it and had never even opened it.

The watchman was so chuffed - dd said he wore it constantly for a couple of weeks!