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Imagine: you're about to leave South Korea since your program is ending soon, but you have too many things and cannot fit them into your suitcases. One option is to mail them back, but that can be expensive. And if there are some clothing items you don't really want anymore, mailing them back can be kind of pointless. I had quite a few pieces of clothing that I had bought but didn't quite fit me or I wasn't a huge fan of. And the clothing I had was nice so I didn't want to just throw it out with my trash, so I spent a while figuring out the different ways of getting rid of unwanted clothing in South Korea.
Goodwill: There are a few locations within South Korea, with some of them in Seoul. Called 굿윌 in Korean.
아름다운가게: A store similar to Goodwill with multiple locations in South Korea.
Neighborhood donation boxes: Called 의류수거함 in Korean. Locations throughout neighborhoods. They look quite different in each neighborhood as I think some, or all, of them might be privately owned. Mapo-gu's are quite distinct looking from other neighborhoods', so I think they're fairly easy to spot when walking down the street, but all of them with have 의류수거함 on them or the word 옷 (means clothes) on them. You're really only allowed to put in things like clothing, shoes, bags, and other similar and not things like pillows, cushions, or luggage, but people don't always follow those rules and place it around the container to avoid paying for oversized trash.
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