Vigo turns with the donation of clothing

Vigo turns with the donation of clothing

“In the months of confinement people did a lot of wardrobe because they had free time, and now in summer it shows for the change of station.In general, the vigueses response is very good, "explains Mariluz Jorge, coordinator of the Cáritas project in the Tui-Vigo diocese.And it is that Cáritas has, in the territory of the diocese, more than 160 containers, of which 49 are on public roads in the City of Vigo."They are the white containers, which we manage, but we have agreed with the City Council.".

The institution, which has been active in Spain since 1947, has three floors throughout the country, where the clothes are collected and proceed to its classification.“Not all clothes are in perfect condition, but the one that is going through a process of disinfection with ozone and returns to local projects.In this case, to Vigo, "says Jorge.In this way, the garments that are in good condition are sent to local diocesan projects, another part is sent to social projects outside Spain and the one that does not enter into these points is recycled.There is also a small percentage (around 2%) that is used for energy valorization, when melting buttons or zippers.

On the other hand, platforms such as Vind (application to sell second -hand products) could have meant a reason for Cáritas to reduce their clothing collection, because people preferred to get some money in return for getting rid of what he no longer uses.However, the coordinator clarifies: “Who really wants to collaborate and support a social project, will continue to do so.Our target audience are not people who use these platforms ".

Vigo se vuelca con la donación de ropa

Reuse is supportive

Human is a foundation that advocates the reuse of clothing, trying to end material waste, and that participates in solidarity projects in developing countries.So much so that, only in the first half of this year 2021, it has recovered almost three million garments in Galicia, ascending 646 tons of textile residue.

“Unfortunately, little clothes are collected in relation to the amount of clothing we get rid of.It is estimated that only 10% of these waste reaches an updated manager, and that is that in Vigo, for now, we only have 17 containers, "they detail from human.The Foundation has physical stores in some cities in Spain, but, above all, it has containers distributed throughout the national territory."54% of the clothes are used for reuse, another part we send it to associations from other parts of the world to help and the percentage of garments that cannot be reused we sell them to companies that can recycle them".

On the other hand, they coincide with Cáritas: “The second -hand sector is the one that has best recovered after the pandemic."In addition, as for the possible influence of digital platforms for the sale of used products, they are clear:“ Everything that is to give a second life to clothing, seems great to us."

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