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Humana launches selective collection service for used clothing in Malaga
11-12-2024
Humana Fundación Pueblo para Pueblo has been taking over the selective collection service for used clothing in Malaga since December. This is determined by the new contract of Limpieza de Málaga, S.A.M. (LIMASAM), through which citizens will have 466 containers where they can deposit the textile waste they no longer use (clothing, footwear, accessories and household textiles), of which 236 are managed by Humana.
The service was presented this morning in the city of Malaga, with the presence of the Deputy Mayor No. 3 and Councillor for the Area of Operational Services, Internal Regulations, Beaches and Festivals of the Malaga City Council, María Teresa Porras and the manager of LIMASAM, Raúl García. Representing Humana were Rubén Fernández, National Promoter, and Beatriz Martín, Sub Regional Manager of Logistics.
800 tons of textiles to be collected in Malaga
Humana, which has also been managing donations of used clothing in Seville for four years, estimates that it will recover more than 800 tons of textiles in Malaga every year, which is equivalent to 2 million garments, most of which will have a second life.
The concession contract for the collection of textile waste and shoes, with a duration of 4 years plus an additional one, determines that Humana will install 236 containers in the following areas: Carretera de Cádiz, Cruz de Humilladero, Palma Palmilla and Bailén-Miraflores. Currently, there are already nearly 90 available in the city.
The garments that are deposited in these points are initially stored in the transfer plant that the entity has in the Polígono Guadalhorce and, later, they are classified in the preparation plant for reuse of the entity in Madrid.
The objective is reuse, because the most sustainable garment is the one that has already been manufactured
“Selectively collecting used textiles guarantees a second life for more than 60% of textiles and footwear,” says Rafael Mas, director of Projects and External Relations at Humana, who adds: “The first objective is always reuse, because the most sustainable garment is the one that has already been manufactured. That is why it is important that the clothes we get rid of are deposited in the appropriate container, because, unfortunately, almost 90% of textile waste does not end up at the appropriate collection point, but in the trash.”
The social economy entity estimates that, with the number of containers located on public roads, it will be able to recover more than 800 tons per year in the municipality, which is equivalent to 2 million items, and will avoid the emission of more than 4,800 tons of CO2. More than 90% of these garments will have a second life thanks to reuse and recycling, key elements for the circular economy and the creation and maintenance of jobs.
“Humana's management of this clothing has an environmental and social purpose, since the funds we hope to generate will allow the execution of development cooperation projects in southern countries and social actions in Spain,” explains the representative of the entity.
17,946 tons of used textiles collected in Spain in 2023
Humana recovered 17,946 tons of used textiles in Spain in 2023, equivalent to 72.7 million garments. In Andalusia, it collected 3,895 tons.
The destination of the classified garments is:
- 63% is destined for reuse: 22% in Humana stores and 41% is exported, mainly to Africa, so that people with fewer resources can access clothing, also generating resources for development cooperation.
- 28% are articles whose condition does not allow their reuse; therefore, they are destined for recycling processes.
- 8% are two types of waste: those destined for energy recovery and those that end up in landfills because they cannot be recovered.
- 1% are unsuitable.
