Simon Properties and Livable Buckhead to Host Clothing and Shoe Drive During Sales Tax Holiday, July 31 and Aug. 1

Back-to-school shopping will kick into high gear during Georgia’s sales tax holidays on Friday, July 31 and Saturday, Aug. 1. Shoppers who need to make room in their closets for all those new purchases can bring their old clothing to Lenox Square, where Simon Properties and Livable Buckhead are hosting a clothing and shoe drive. Collection tents will be located on the Peachtree Rd. side of Lenox Square from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. on both days.

A wide range of clothing items will be accepted, including clothes, belts, purses, scarves, backpacks, book bags, textiles, T-shirts, socks, shoes, dress shoes, hats, caps, gloves, coats, jackets, suits, uniforms, etc. Clothing is repurposed in places such as Africa and Mexico where access to quality clothing is greatly needed. Unusable items are repurposed into paper or low-grade utility cloths.

“We are very pleased to work with Livable Buckhead by hosting this clothing drive,” said Robin Suggs, general manager for Lenox Square/Simon Properties. “This initiative compliments both of our organizations, with Livable Buckhead furthering its goal of improving Buckhead’s environmental sustainability, and Lenox Square providing shoppers a convenient location to donate as they take advantage of the upcoming sales tax holiday.”

Repurposing clothing creates hundreds of jobs in the U.S. and developing nations, and keeps millions of pounds out of U.S. landfills. Livable Buckhead, a nonprofit organization that works to improve Buckhead’s environmental sustainability and quality of life, is partnering with Charity Recycling Service for reuse and recycling of the donated clothing. Livable Buckhead will receive a portion of the proceeds from the drive.