Current API at 11:00 09 February 2010

Used Clothes Recycling Programme

Friends of the Earth (HK) launches the "Used Clothes Recycling Programme" to collect used clothes, socks, shoes, towels and handbags from private and public housing estates since 2001, and have collected over 4,000 tonnes of used clothes. The collected clothes will be sorted, and exported to neighbouring countries as second hand goods while those worn out ones will be turned into wipers for industrial use. To save the environment, reduce waste. Please join the "Used Clothes Recycling Programme".

Community Used Clothes Recycling Program

Participating Estates and Organizations

last update: 5th Feb 2010

1 Feb
Choi Hung Estate, Wong Tai Sin

1 Feb - 5 Feb
Lok Sin Tong Yu Kan Hing Secondary School, Wong Tai Sin

6 Feb - 10 Feb
Hoi Lai Estate, Sham Shui Po

8 Feb - 14 Feb
Yau Lai Estate, Kwun Tong

19 Feb - 25 Feb
On Yam Estate, Kwai Tsing

22 Feb - 28 Feb
Ping Tin Estate, Kwun Tong

25 Feb - 26 Feb
Lei Yue Mun Estate, Kwun Tong

26 Feb - 28 Feb
Kwong Fuk Estate, Tai Po

Permanent Used Clothes Programme Collection Points

Hong Kong
- Mid-level escalator, Central (Near Vantage Park, 22 Conduct Road) (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- Mid-level escalator, Central (Near the exit of Robinson Road) (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- Kwong Hon Terrace Garden, Opposite 41, Aberdeen Street, Sheung Wan - Next to the main entrance at Aberdeen Street (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- King George V Memorial Park, nearby the entrance of Hospital Road (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- Belcher Bay Park, 38, Praya Kennedy Town (At entrance near Praya Kennedy Town) (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- Forbes Street Temporary Playground, Sai Wan - Opposite of Kennedy Town swimming pool(Community Used Clothes Recycling Program) Temporary out of service
- Rest Garden at the junction of Water Street and Connaught Road West Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- Shopping Arcade of Kwan Yick Building Phase I, No. 430-440, Des Voeux Road West, Sheung Wan (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- Hollywood Road Park, Sheung Wan (Near the washroom) (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- Tung Wah Hospital, Sheung Wan (Lower Ground, Centenary Building)
- Sai Ying Pun Community Hall, Sai Ying Pun Community Complex, 2 High Street, Sai Ying Pun(Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- Western District Community Centre, 36A Western Street, Sai Ying Pun (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- Hollywood Terrace, Sheung Wan*
- Jocky Club Student Village I, University of Hong Kong - between Starr Hall and Ho Tim Hall (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- Ivy On Beleher's, Sai Wan (Backdoor)
- The Belcher's, Sai Wan (L8 Club House & near BBQ site)*
- Kennedy Town Municipal Services Building, Sai Wan (Rock Hill Road) (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- The Merto Block 1, Sai Wan (car park nearby entrance) (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- The Merto Block 3, Sai Wan* (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- Cayman Rise, Kennedy Town*
- Monticello, Kennedy Town*
- Four Season Hotel, Central*
- Junction of Caine Road and Seymour Road, Caine Road Garden, Mid Level (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- Academic Terrace, Mid-Level*
- Park Mansions, Mid-Level*
- Realty Garden, Mid-Level*
- Robinson Heights, Mid-Level*
- Garden Terrace, The Peak*
- Robinson Place, The Peak*
- Southorn Playground, Johnston Road, Wanchai (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- Tai Wong Street East Amenity Area, Tai Wong Street East (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- Tung Lo Wan Garden, Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay: Junction of Gloucester Road and Clevland Street, next to oil station (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- Wan Chai District Arts, Cultural, Recreational and Sports Association, Moreton Terrace, Underneath Tai Hang Road, Flyover, Causeway Road (Near Central Library) (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- Regal Court, Wan Chai*
- Ruttonjee & Tang Shiu Kin Hospitals, Wan Chai (Outside the Entrance of Staff Quarters)
- Dragon Centre, Causeway Bay (21 Wun San Street, Tai Hong, outside estate office, near Chinese Recreation Club)
- Wun Sha Street Children's Playground (next to entrance of the Playground)
(Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- Tai Hang Terrace, Causeway Bay*
- Y.I., Causeway Bay*
- Sing Woo Road Rest Garden, Happy Valley(near to bus terminal and tram terminal)
(Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- Wanchai Park (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
-Morrison Hill Road Playground (Opposite of Morrison Hill post office and Morrison Hill swimming pool) (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- Villa Rocha, Happy Valley*
- The Broadville, Happy Valley*
- Le Cachet, Happy Valley*
- Hing Fat Street Entrance of Victoria Park, Tin Hau (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- Grand Seaview Heights, Tin Hau*
- Rest garden of junction of Chun Fai Road and Tai Hang Drive, Jardine's Lookout (Opposite of Park Garden) (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program) (Temporarily relocated to Tai Hang Road Rest Garden until March 2010)
- Perkins Road rest garden, Jardine's Lookout (Opposite of Perkins Road's oil station and Perkins Road Dairy Farm shopping mall) (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- The exit of the west embankment near North Point Ferry Pier, North Point (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- Aldrich Entrance of Choi Sai Woo Park, Braemar Hill, North Point (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- Healthy Village, North Point (Phase I, P4 terrace)
- Healthy Village, North Point (Phase III, near exit C of Quarry Bay Station)
- Quarry Bay Community Hall, G/F, Quarry Bay Community Complex, 1 Greig Road, Quarry Bay (opening hour: Sun to Sat 9am to 10pm) (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- Fortwest, Quarry Bay*
- The Floridian, Quarry Bay*
- The Orchards, Quarry Bay (2/F Shuttle life lobby)*
- Hong Cheung Street Entrance of Quarry Bay Park (near Tsui Woo Terrace, Taikoo Shing) (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- Savantas Policy Institute Community Service Centre (Unit 01 & 02, 1/F, Wah Tong Building, 38-44 Shau Kei Wan Road)
- Sai Wan Ho Playground outside Yat Sing Mansion, Lei King Wan, Sai Wan Ho (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- Ming Wah Dai Ha, Shau Kei Wan (Block A, Block G and Block M)
- Shau Kei Wan Road children's playground group (Below the Aldrich Street's flyover), Shau Kei Wan (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- Aldrich Bay Community Hall, G/F, Oi Po House, Oi Tung Estate, Shau Kei Wan (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- Entrance of Chai Wan Sports Centre (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- Cheerful Garden, Siu Sai Wan (Near Block 2 G/F)
- Harmony Garden, Siu Sai Wan (Ground Floor of Carpark)
- Entrance of Siu Sai Wan Promenade (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- The playground near The Chinese Foundation Secondary School, Siu Sai Wan (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- Yue Kwong Chuen, Aberdeen (Outside Hoy Kong Lau)
- Greenery Garden, Mount Davis*
- Lobby at G/F, Aberdeen Tennis & Squash Centre, 1 Aberdeen Praya Road, Aberdeen (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- Tin Wan Market, Aberdeen (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- Grantham Hospital, Aberdeen (G/F Portering & Domestic Services & Senior Staff Quarter Lobby)
- Open space near the entrance of Pao Yue Kong Swimming Pool, 2 Shum Wan Road, Wong Chuk Hang (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- Management Office, Block C, G/F, Mei Fai House, Yue Fai Court, Aberdeen (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- Lobby at G/F, Ap Lei Chau Municipal Services Building, 8 Hung Shing Street, Ap Lei Chau (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- Outside Ap Lei Chau (West) Community Hall (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- South Horizons Neighbourhood Community Centre (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- Between Block 21 and Block 22, Upper Baguio Villa* (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- Platform, Block 45 - 48, Lower Baguio Villa* (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- Mini bus terminial, Lower Baguio Villa - near block 16* (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- Rest Garden in Beach Road, Repulse Bay (Under Petrol Station) (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- South Bay Road Garden, Junction of South Bay Road and South Bay Close, Repulse Bay (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- South Bay Towers, Repulse Bay*
- Leung Ma House, Ma Hang Estate, Cape Road, Stanley* (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)

Kowloon
- The Victoria Tower, Tsim Sha Tsui*
- Prosperous Garden, Yau Ma Tei (Public Podium)
- Dragon View, Homantin*
- Ellery Terrace, Homantin*
- Parc Palais, Homantin (L3 Car Park)*
- The Regalia, Homantin*
- Ka Wai Chuen, Hung Hom (Outside Ka Bong Lau)
- Laguna Verde, Hung Hom*
- Lok Man Sun Chuen, To Ka Wan (exit of Block H)
- Sun Shing Centre, To Ka Wan (Next to estate office)
- Hospital Authority Head Offices, Kowloon City (Basement carpark next to carpark No.1)
- June Garden, Tai Kok Tsui*
- Kowloon Hospital, Prince Edward (WW entrance, RB roof garden)
- Kadoorie Avenue Mansion, Prince Edward*
- Sky Garden, Prince Edward*
- Fook Yee Garden, Prince Edward*
- Prosperity Court, Sham Shui Po*
- Cronin Garden, Cheung Sha Wan*
- Caritas Medical Centre, Cheung Sha Wan
- Aquamarine, Lai Chi Kwok(Podium Floor)*
- Lei On Court, Lam Tin (Block D Loading Area)
- Chun Seen Mei Chuen, Kowloon City (Outside Chi Chun Lau)
- Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital, Wong Tai Sin (Outside the side entrance of Block A)
- Kwun Tong Garden Estate, Kwun Tong (Outside Hung Cheuk Lau)
- United Christian Hospital, Kwun Tong (Lift Lobby of Block P, B1 & Lift Lobby of Block S, B4)
- Lu Plaza, Kwun Tong (G/F)

New Territories
- Metro City (Phase 1)
- Tseung Kwan O Hospital (LG/F Entrance)
- Serenity Place, Tseung Kwan O
- The Pinnacle, Tseung Kwan O (Outside refuse collection room)
- Yan Ming Court, Tseung Kwan O (Outside Yan Chung House)
- Sai Kung Town Centre, Sai Kung*
- Tui Min Hoi Chuen, Sai Kung
- Jat Min Chuen, Shatin
- Rosary Villas, Shatin*
- La Costa, Ma On Shan*
- Vista Paradiso, Ma On Shan*
- Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital, Tai Po
- Tai Po Hospital, Tai Po
- Classical Gardens, Tai Po
- Dragon Cove, Tai Po*
- Deerhill Bay, Tai Po*
- Eightland Gardens, Tai Po*
- Reve Plaza, Tai Po*
- Goodview New Village, Fanling
- Kwai Chung Hospital, Kwai Chung (1/F, G Block, near Admin. Block)
- Cho Yiu Chuen, Kwai Chung (Block C, near supermarket)
- Highland Park, Kwai Chung (Podium of Block 5)
- Yuet Lai Court, Kwai Chung*
- Rambler Crest, Tsing Yi (L2 Carpark near Tower 5)*
- Yan Chai Hospital, Tsuen Wan (Lift Lobby, 4/F, Block C)
- Bo Shek Mansion, Tsuen Wan (Exit of carpark)
- Clague Garden Estate, Tsuen Wan (1/F shopping mall)
- Moon Lok Dai Ha, Tsuen Wan (Outside estate office)
- Agua Blue, Shiu Lam (G/F, Block 3)*
- Pok Oi Hospital, Tuen Mun
- Spring Seaview Terrace, Tuen Mun*
- Noble Place, Tuen Mun*
- Prime View Garden, Tuen Mun*
- Tsing Yung Terrace, Tuen Mun*
- Tuen Mun Hosiptal, Tuen Mun
- Siu Lam Hospital, Tuen Mun
- Villa Panada, Yuen Long*
- Yoho Town, Yuen Long*
- Bauhinia Garden, Yuen Long*

Island
- Near Bus Stop of Shun Tung Road, Tung Chung (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- G/F U-turn Point of Car Parking Area, Fu Tung Shopping Centre, Tung Chung (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- Mui Wo Complex (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- Cheung Chau Sports Centre (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- Peng Chau Sports Centre (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- Rear lane of Tai O Tai Ping Street (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)
- Near to police post of Yung Shue Wan, Lamma Island (Community Used Clothes Recycling Program)

* Only for estate's resident

What will happen to the used clothes
All collected clothes will be reused or recycled or exported after checking and sorting. We will also donate part of those useable clothes to some voluntary organizations. Worn-out clothes will be used as mop while those in good condition will be exported to the neighbouring countries where secondhand clothes are in huge demand.

If any non-profit organization needs some clothes to donate to people in need, please contact Ms. Quintina Ho at 2528-5588 or send the e-mail to quintinaho@foe.org.hk , we shall arrange accordingly.

Proceeds from Recycling
Environmental education and promotion play an important role in improving the environment. Recyclers participated in the "Used Clothes Recycling Programme" will donate part of the proceeds to FoE (HK) for promoting environmental education in Hong Kong.

How to join the programme?
If any property management offices, estates, schools and community groups would like to join this Used Clothes Recycling Programme, please download the application form of used clothes recyclingand then fax (via 2529-2777)or e-mail the following information(in both Chinese and English) quintinaho@foe.org.hk , we shall arrange accordingly.

Should you have further enquiries, please feel free to contact Ms. Quintina Ho or Mr. Sam Yuen at 2528-5588.

Poster (A3 size);
Collection bin 4'(L) x 4'(W) x 6'(H).

- Acknowledgement -

Friends of the Earth (HK) would like to thank Hong Kong Housing Authority, Hong Kong Housing Society, Goodwell Property Management Ltd, EastPoint Management Services Ltd, FPDSavills Property Management Ltd, Jones Lang LaSalle Management Services Ltd and Sino Estates Management Limited for their kind support to our Used Clothes Recycling Programme.

- Public Statement by Friends of the Earth
on Friends of the Earth's Used Clothes Recycling Programme -

Please wash the old clothes or textile items before sending them to our collection points.Thanks for your support!

 
     
 
 
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