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As the saying goes, "a woman's wardrobe is always missing a piece of clothing", in front of a dazzling array of new clothes, a woman's purchasing power is jaw-dropping, what to do with the new coming in and the old one?
Some people choose to give used clothes to relatives and friends, some people will sell them in the second-hand market, and most people will throw away their unwanted clothes in the "used clothes recycling bin" in the community.
It is said that some of these recycled clothes will be washed and disinfected and donated to African countries, among which underwear is the most popular category, and others will be reprocessed and re-sold, do you know this?
Used underwear is the most popular
Every year, there are many recycled old clothes in China, many of which are washed and donated to African countries, where there are many poor families who do not have enough to eat, let alone wear warm clothes, and second-hand clothes are very popular with them.
The population base of African countries is relatively large, so in the environment of backward economic level, the number of poor households and refugees also accounts for a relatively large number, and second-hand clothes sent to African countries will play a greater value.
Among these second-hand clothes, what surprises you is that women's underwear is the most popular category for Africans, even if it is old and deformed, buyers are like treasures.
Unlike traditional Chinese beliefs, Africans don't feel any scruples about wearing underwear that others don't want, but they think second-hand is safer and healthier.
Some underwear is distorted after multiple washes and is thrown away because it is no longer suitable for wearing, but plus-size women in Africa like it, and they wear it more comfortably.
In addition to these deformations, most of the rest of the underwear are of good quality, after all, in the check of external donations, the quality requirements are not very low, and in the face of good quality and cheap underwear, African women will rush to buy.
In addition, in terms of religion and belief, native Africans feel that wearing old underwear will attract good luck and happiness, which is the cultural difference between China and foreign countries.
Because we feel that even if the quality of second-hand underwear is good, it may be accompanied by bacteria, germs or other transmitted diseases, and we are not willing to contract diseases while greedy for cheapness.
This, in turn, reminds the donor country to try to wash and disinfect used clothes when they are donated, and ensure cleanliness and quality at the source, which is a guarantee of the safety of the recipient.
Finally, second-hand underwear will be accompanied by moral and ethical issues, after all, underwear is a woman's intimate clothing, which will involve personal privacy, and no one knows what the underwear is used specifically when it is bought.
African countries will also feel that underwear with "special colors" is a violation of the dignity of the donated country, which is a challenge to cultural traditions.
Where second-hand clothes go
China's second-hand clothing market is very huge, according to incomplete statistics, China will lose about 26 million tons of used clothes every year, and behind the clothing industry, there is a complex story.
With the development of the economy and the improvement of GDP, the purchasing power of Chinese has increased year by year, and many luxury goods have been aimed at the domestic market, in this context, the high renewal rate of clothes in Chinese's wardrobe is scary.
Coupled with the backlog of tail orders and defective products in the hands of domestic sellers, these clothes that no one wears or can't wear will flow into the second-hand market or be donated.
In addition to the donated clothes taken away by charity, the remaining clothes will be recycled, and the price is 800~1000 yuan per ton in the north and 1000~2000 yuan per ton in the south.
Due to the high temperature in the south and the rapid renewal of light and thin clothes, the second-hand clothes are of high quality and new condition, and the recycling price is high, while in the north because of the low temperature, the clothes are worn for a long time, and the second-hand clothes are relatively old and cheap.
The recycled clothes will be washed, disinfected and sorted and packed in a unified manner, and then shipped to a large export company in Guangzhou to wait for export, among them, summer clothes can be sold for 4000~6000 yuan per ton, because Africa is located in a high temperature area, and the demand for summer clothes is high.
Clothes that cannot be sold because they are of low quality are sold to factories in mainland China, where they are then used to produce towels and carpets based on the material, and the waste is reused as much as possible.
In Africa, it is the local large wholesalers who receive second-hand clothes, and the price of the clothes they buy is 350~400 yuan a bundle.
Because of the large quantity, they were not allowed to open the package, but could only buy it in bundles, and although the quality of such clothes was uncertain, the high profits were still very attractive.
Bundles of clothes will appear in stalls and shops, and the clothes will be repriced according to style and quality, and the next ones will be sold at low prices on the stalls.
The value generated by used clothes
In the process of donating clothing to African countries, there is no political factor, and China's assistance to Africa is fully in line with their development needs.
Unlike those countries that indirectly influence the internal affairs of other countries in the name of donations, China has always adhered to the principle of win-win cooperation and mutual benefit.
Even if China and African countries are far apart, it does not prevent China from establishing diplomatic relations with them, and African countries have shown great enthusiasm for China, with the leaders of the two countries visiting each other more than 800 times.
This is supposed to be a very promising development of China-Africa relations, but there are some people who have hindered China's goodwill, and these people are non-governmental organizations.
China's used clothes are donated by Chinese free of charge, and these institutions do not give them away to local African residents for free after collecting them, and the donors have to pay to get the clothes.
Compared to the organizations that planned to sell donations in the first place, these organizations took away the clothes for free in the name of donations, and then sold the clothes in the name of selling, which is nothing more than the white wolf with empty gloves.
It is no wonder that the donors are angry and angry because of their kindness in China, which has not helped the needy people in Africa for free, but has been used by unscrupulous businessmen for profit.
After knowing the doorway, many people are no longer willing to donate used clothes, they prefer to throw them in the trash, and they are not far from cheapening those who make money.
epilogue
Africa has not reached the point where China can't survive without donations, but there are indeed many people in Africa who are struggling to survive because of food and clothing, and if you have the ability, you can do your best to help them.
In fact, many people will have a few pieces of old and tired clothes, so you might as well donate them to other people in need, for those unscrupulous merchants we can't do anything, but we can increase the number of donated clothes, then there will always be some will be worn on Africans in need.
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