AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Second Life Recycling has clothing donation bins set up around the CSRA, but nothing on the bins indicates whether the donations go to a charity or a for-profit company.

Shane Clark, owner of Second Life Recycling, says that his business is for profit.

"I don't want to give people the impression that we are a charity. We are another option for yourself to rid your clothing appropriately opposed to going to the dump," Clark said.

He says he is in the textile recycling business.

Sandra Schumann says Second Life Recycling is misleading to people who want to give to charity because there is not a label on the bins stating "for profit."

"That bothers me that people think they are giving to a charity and they're not," she said.

News 12: "Do you feel it's deceptive not to have for profit in letters on your bins?"
Clark: "No, because if I had ... well I'm sure you have a dumpster in the back with the cardboard or something the cardboard guy doesn't say, 'We are for profit.' I'm assuming people understand."

We did some digging and found Second Life Recycling is a registered business under the name Mattos and Clark with the Georgia Secretary of State. However, the owner does not posses the required county business licenses to set up his bins in Columbia and Richmond counties (where News 12 found most of the bins).

Both counties are now investigating Second Life Recycling.

News 12: "In Columbia County, they require it and Richmond County they say they do require it."
Clark: "OK. It's not a problem; we have no problem paying the occupational tax or whatever they call it this city."

"If you chose, if you prefer to give to a charity that's fine. I have a lot of people say they prefer not to give to these charities that we mentioned," Clark said.

The Better Business Bureau is also investigating Second Life Recycling.

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