"Zero Abandonment Of Old Clothes" Activities To Organize Closed Loop Carbon Reduction

< p > "my family just started school and made several school uniforms, including a school evening dress.

These clothes can't be worn for several times a year, and then they can't be worn when they are too small.

Is it wasteful to put it like this? "< /p >

< p > "my family has two big wardrobes, but my clothes are still full. What I buy every year is popular. I will not buy it when I am out of fashion. I will continue to buy it. How do I deal with this pile of clothes?" < /p >

< p > guided by the Ministry of civil affairs of the People's Republic of China, the China Textile Industry Federation and the China ecological civilization research and Promotion Association, "the old clothes zero abandonment -- the old clothes recycling activities of brand clothing enterprises" will be officially launched in Beijing in June 15th, that is, the weekend of the national low carbon declaration week in 2014, and the Yu Bo flagship flagship store of South Lishi road.

The recovery activity will last for a month, when the public can carry the old clothes of the same brand or category to more than 30 stores in Beijing to donate, and some brand stores will also offer coupons and vouchers to encourage the donors.

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The clothing association, the China Youth Development Foundation, the China Women's development foundation, the Beijing Institute Of Fashion Technology, the China Charity Development Center, the China Foreign Investment Association textile and clothing branch, the Beijing fourth middle school and so on all walks of life strength as the co operation unit. At the same time, Bosideng, Yida Textile Group (cotton clothes workshop), Lu Tai textile (Wrigley), Beijing native animal Xue Lian Limited by Share Ltd (Xue Lian), Beijing Shun Mei clothing Limited by Share Ltd, Yi Wen clothing Limited by Share Ltd (Yi Wen, Nuo Dingshan), the Beijing Garman Clothing Co., Ltd. (water boy), the Kade crystal, the community youth exchange and other enterprises, the brand's more than 30 stores, shopping malls and institutions, the purpose is to take the clothes that consumers no longer wear for recycling, reuse and charity activities. < p > this event brings together China.

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< p > "China is a large textile country, producing about 20 million tons of waste textiles every year in production and consumption. Waste clothing is the main component of it. There are considerable resources for reusing the space. At the same time, China is still in the primary stage of socialism. For many difficult people, especially those in remote areas, good quality, health and safety waste a href=" http://www.91se91.com/news/index_c.asp "> clothing < /a can help them solve many practical problems.

Yang Donghui, director and consultant of the China Textile Industry Federation, said that how to recycle and make good use of this resource is a topic of common concern among civil servants, textile enterprises, charitable organizations and even many people of insight in the society.

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< p > it is estimated that if all the waste textiles in China are recycled, it can provide 12 million tons of chemical fiber and 6 million tons of natural fiber in the year, equivalent to 24 million tons of crude oil, more than half of the output of Daqing oil field, 80 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions, 20 million acres of arable land, 30% of the cotton cultivation area in the whole year, and it can also be applied to building materials, water conservancy highways, medical and health, automobile interior decoration, furniture manufacturing, and many other industries.

If we continue to use, the number of difficult people who can help will be numerous.

It can be said that the recycling of waste clothing has important practical significance for reducing waste of resources, developing < a href= "http://www.91se91.com/news/index_c.asp" > circular economy < /a > and helping poverty alleviation and developing philanthropy.

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< p > < < a href= > http://www.91se91.com/news/index_c.asp > > old clothes zero abandonment > /a > activities is an exploration of the comprehensive utilization of textile and garment industry resources and carrying out social public welfare activities in our country. The aim is to realize the win-win situation of industry and charity through the independent recovery activities of brand enterprises.

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< p > "on the one hand, recycling process is an extension of producer responsibility, which can guide consumers to practise low-carbon and frugal lifestyle, and expand the influence of brands, establish a new corporate image of responsible, public interest and science. On the other hand, the essence of recycling is the donation of consumers' love. It is to donate waste clothes to help people in need, and to better spread philanthropy and charity culture such as fraternity, mutual help, sharing and so on. At the same time, let consumers know and understand that waste textiles and clothing have a very wide economic value."

Yang Donghui said that the "old clothes zero abandonment" activity will explore a closed loop system of cooperation between garment production enterprises, clothing consumers, charitable organizations, R & D institutions and comprehensive utilization enterprises.

After the end of this event, a research report on garment recycling of Chinese famous garment enterprises will also be released.

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