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Friday, June 12, 2009

06/12/09 American Recycling Technologies collected about $2.7-million worth of clothing over a five-year period and less than 10 percent was paid out

PHOTO: One of a number of the clothing donation bins set up at locations throughout the state by American Recycling Technologies of Long Island. The New York company was fined $50,000 for misleading customers who thought their clothing donations were going to charities.


HARTFORD -- A New York company has been fined $50,000 for misleading consumers who thought the proceeds from sales of their clothing donations were going to local charities including midget football and local police unions.....

.....Charities made between $200 and $700 a year for allowing the metal clothing drops to include their logos.....

... organizations to set up collection bins in towns including Darien, Derby, Greenwich, Milford, Norwalk, Orange, Oxford, Seymour, Stamford and Trumbull....
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