Old clothes can be tricky to recycle. If the clothes are stained or have holes in them, you can't donate them to a thrift store or charity, and it feels wasteful to throw out otherwise useful cloth.
One of the smartest ways to reuse old clothes is to put them to work in the garden. They're perfect for building scarecrows, but there are also a lot of other handy uses for clothes in the garden. You can reuse old clothes as plant ties and even in compost.
