In the 2 hangars of the Relais website in Bruay-la-Buissière (Pas-de-Calais), the circulation is steady. Every day, 70 tonnes of loaded used clothes cross on conveyor belts earlier than being sorted by brokers of the gathering operator, then positioned in particular bins.
In one shall be dumped all the pieces that shall be resold within the Ding Fring shops, the low-cost clothes retailer in Le Relais, which has 90; in one other, denims meant for recycling; in nonetheless others, sneakers or garments, relying on their situation. The majority shall be exported to the international second-hand market, primarily in Africa, an outlet which has lengthy allowed it to steadiness its financial mannequin. However, that is faltering for all gamers within the sector in France, as a result of enhance in waste – 290,000 tonnes in 2024 in France, + 18.6% in comparison with 2021 -, fueled daily extra by ultra-fast-fashion merchandise, poor high quality clothes from China, nearly unsaleable on the second-hand market. Collection and sorting prices are rising and revenues are usually not maintaining.
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