The business of taking donated clothes and selling them is so lucrative it has created a cut-throat turf war in Ontario.

Since people have discovered there’s a lot of money involved, violence has escalated. People are getting beat up, bins are being stolen or burned out.

Those who donate to charity bins are shocked and outraged.

Bins are intended to help people living in poverty.

Salvation Army Thrift Stores depend on donated items to both generate funds for community programs and provide good quality items at the lowest possible prices to assist people in crisis.

Money being made from used clothes collected from roadside bins is a big and nasty business.