Shanghai Produces 130000 Tons Of Used Clothes Annually; The Committee Member Suggested That It Should Be Recovered By A Professional Company

With the improvement of people's living standards, the speed of people buying new clothes and abandoning old clothes is accelerating. According to statistics, Shanghai produces 130000 tons of used clothes a year. There are two ways out for these old clothes - 70% or 80% of the new second-hand clothes are donated to disaster areas or poor areas through civil affairs or official charity channels; Most of the rest is treated as garbage 。

Clothes are mainly made of cotton yarn and various chemical fiber fabrics. Recycling old clothes can save a lot of energy and reduce carbon emissions. A complete set of old clothing recycling mechanism has been established abroad and in Hong Kong and Taiwan regions of China. Now we are striving to promote the development of sustainable clothing (green clothing). Sustainable clothing is produced from different organic and natural fibers and sustainable crops. Some of these materials come from the processing of old clothing.

Liao Zhihao, a member of the CPPCC Municipal Committee, suggested that the government should take the lead, with the participation of social and non-governmental organizations, and cooperate with relevant professional enterprises to recycle and dispose of old clothes, drawing on foreign experience.

He suggested that some good clothes from private sources could be reused through special channels sale , the sales proceeds can be used to enrich the funds of relevant charities; Clothes that no longer have market value can be used to help people in need; Clothing without reuse value can be provided to professional companies for decomposition as raw materials for sustainable clothing.

from major The company's recycling of old clothes will help save energy, reduce carbon and increase social employment. People put their old clothes in plastic bags regularly provided by relevant organizations or units, put them outside their homes, and the units responsible for recycling in their communities take them away. Residents who actively participate in the recycling of used clothes can also get "green points" and various practical gifts.