{"id":77940,"date":"2023-06-21T09:54:20","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T08:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=77940"},"modified":"2023-06-21T09:54:22","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T08:54:22","slug":"over-250-tons-of-used-clothing-redistributed-thanks-to-welsh-organisation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2023\/06\/21\/over-250-tons-of-used-clothing-redistributed-thanks-to-welsh-organisation\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 250 tons of used clothing redistributed thanks to Welsh organisation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The business is soon to open a new warehouse in Cardiff<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Collect My Clothes Wales\" width=\"1200\" 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Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt Collect My Clothes Wales, we aim to divert as many textiles away from landfills as possible, positively impacting the environment and providing a sustainable clothing market for our exporting partners in mostly\u00a0Eastern European countries,\u201d he said,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The business, which is currently based in Newport, is set to move into a new warehouse in Cardiff soon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We&#39;re thrilled to kick off a new chapter in our lives with the purchase of our new home in Cardiff \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f<br><br>We&#39;re looking forward to starting to increase our collections, all in the name of helping charities, schools, and retailers keep textiles out of landfills \u267b.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cardiff?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#cardiff<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Recycle?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Recycle<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gdM0v51Ka4\">pic.twitter.com\/gdM0v51Ka4<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Collect My Clothes Wales (@CMCWales) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CMCWales\/status\/1665633056529547264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 5, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>To organise a donation with Collect My Clothes Wales, use this <a href=\"https:\/\/collectmyclotheswales.co.uk\/\">link<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The business is soon to open a new warehouse in 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