Clothing ‘Sort-a-Thon’

Introduction

Did you know that in Hong Kong we dump around 170 tonnes of clothes in our landfills every day, equivalent to around 1.2 million t-shirts? There’s no getting away from it, the fashion industry is hugely polluting.

Redress is a pioneering Hong Kong environmental charity with a mission to educate and empower the fashion industry and consumers to reduce clothings negative environmental impact by shifting to circular solutions. One of the ways they do this is by increasing the re-sale, re-use and recycling of clothing.

Through Redress’ Clothing Takeback Programme, we collect unwanted clothing from Hong Kongers, and then carefully sort it together with volunteers in order to redistribute it for re-sale at Redress’ secondhand stores, re-use by those in need in our community through our work with 10+ local charity partners, or recycling. Their careful sorting process maximises the value of each item, better supports their charity partners by matching clothing with their specific needs, and reduces wastage.

Volunteer Training and Introduction:

Date: Thursday, May 23, 2024
Time: 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Venue: Unit B, 14/F, Kwan Wo Industrial Building, 63-65 Tsing Lung Bridge Street, Kwai Chung

Service Dates:
Event Dates: June 7-8, 2024
Event Venue: 11/F, Lincoln House, Taikoo Place, Quarry Bay

Event Content: Assist corporate participants to carefully classify the collected clothing from the recycling event, and help with venue setup and cleanup.

Registration Link: https://shorturl.at/uJL8Q

Enquiries: Call or WhatsApp 3755 7110, Email: sst@hkfyg.org.hk (Ms. Lo)