During 11th and 12th November 2023, CA and The Owners' Association of Fairview Park jointly organised a used clothes recycling day in the estate. Fairview Park has been supporting our Used Clothes Recycling Programme for many years. Many families brought several big bags of clothes to the recycling station and joined in the environmental protection effort.
On the event day, we were responsible to receive the used clothes and sort them out in the collection cages. Once the cages were full, the drivers would empty them for the next round of drop-off. Many residents participated in the event even though the first day of the event was drizzling. By the end of the event, the drivers had collected the clothes several times to empty the cages. There is large amount of clothes collected showing that the residents participated in the event actively.
There were approximately 10 volunteers from different age group helping out at the event. Some were CA volunteers, others were residents of Fairview Park. CA volunteers were responsible for carrying and arranging the clothes in the recycling cages to maximise the space for storing, while volunteers from the residents were responsible for carrying and keeping the order of the venue to ensure a smooth operation.
A total of 3,700kg of used clothes were collected which will be exported to Southeast Asian countries for reuse. The success of the event was attributed to The Owners' Association of Fairview Park which provided the venue and assisted the operation. We were also very grateful to the volunteers who assisted in moving the used clothes in and out during the event. Lastly, we would like to thank all the residents again for their participation in the used clothes recycling programme so that the used clothes could be reused to reduce wastage. We look forward to having more opportunities to organise similar activities so that we can reach out the public and promote environmental education in the future.
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| Photo 1: Recycling Station of the Used Clothes Recycling Day in Fairview Park. |
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| Photo 2: Residents donated clothes in the recycling centre. |
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| Photo 3: Volunteers assisted in carrying the clothes. |
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| Photo 4: We have collected a lot of used clothes! |
