Don’t donate your junk to L.A. wildfire victims
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After a disaster, people tend to donate useless or dirty items, creating even more logistical challenges.
As wildfires continue to burn tens of thousands of acres across Los Angeles County, Santa Anita Park, a racetrack a bit north of the city, has turned into a donation center for the thousands of families that lost everything. But as those donations have poured in, the parking lot has quickly come to resemble a landfill. “We are overloaded with clothes and shoes,” reads the caption on one Instagram reel showing clothing piled up in giant mounds with little organization.