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Clothes
Donation (捐赠) Box
Have you
ever put your old clothes into the donation box in your neighborhood? If not,
you can do it right now because the clothes donation is becoming a trend (趋势) in Urumqi.
"From
time to time, my mother clears out the clothes which I no longer wear. You
know, we teenagers are growing fast. I think it's a good way to help
others." Lin Tao, a junior student says.
"I
often pick out some of my clothes which are out of style after going shopping.
Then I put them into the donation box." Miss Li, a pretty young lady says.
"That
seems like a good idea. Some clothes in the box are quite new. People can
either wear them or use them to make things such as handbags and pencil
cases," Mrs Wang, an old woman says, "sometimes I also look through
the box for some nice clothes."
However,
there are some problems along with the popularity of clothes donation.
Recently, a UTV reporter from Focus on the City has made a survey. Here are the
results:
Some boxes
are full of clothes in a short time. There is no more room for people to give
away clothes.
Some
people sell the clothes in the donation box for making money instead of wearing
them.
Some
communities set the boxes in unsuitable places. So there are few clothes in it.
Many
clothes are too old and shabby (破烂的).
"What's worse," one of the staff in a community added,
"we quite often see people throw rubbish into the box when they pass by.
We've tried to stop them several times but failed. It has been the most serious
problem since we set the box."
In order
to make the donation box work in an efficient (有效的) way, our government is taking action. Clothes
donation will be better-organized and it'll be more convenient for people in
need to take the clothes away.
