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Reducing textile waste is now one of the main platforms of Barcelona's zero waste plan, Source: Depositphotos
And this is only one of the arms of the city’s zero waste strategic plan
Last month, the City of Barcelona launched its home textile collection service and in the six weeks since then, the municipality has saved some 45 tonnes of clothes from going to the incinerator. All in all, this amounts to 811 collection trips being done to different districts of the Catalonian capital.
This initiative, though, is only one action axis in the city’s overall zero waste plan for 2021-2027. The latter integrates a Zero Waste strategy into waste management planning in the city, rethinking waste prevention policies from this new paradigm with the intention to contribute to the mitigation of the climate crisis.
The textile sector is one of the largest consumers of resources in the world, with a huge environmental and climate impact and, with this service, Barcelona wants to take a step forward to improve the reuse and recycling of clothes. The service is aimed at citizens who want to throw away clothes, clothing accessories, shoes, towels, sheets or curtains.
In addition, there are other municipal initiatives that promote the reduction of waste generation locally:
The Barcelona City Council has also organized a "Let's go towards zero waste" day dedicated to sharing successful experiences with waste reduction.
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