Gwangju Seo-gu and Gwangju Shinsegae Deliver Donated Items to Areumdawoon Store

Published 21 Jun.2023 13:46(KST)

Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Kim Ikang) is taking the lead in spreading a culture of resource circulation and sharing.

Seo-gu recently announced on the 21st that it delivered about 2,000 pieces of clothing and miscellaneous goods collected through a used clothing and goods donation campaign with employees of Gwangju Shinsegae Co., Ltd. to Beautiful Store.

Seogu recently delivered donated items to Beautiful Store in collaboration with Gwangju Shinsegae Co., Ltd. <br>[Photo by Seogu]

Seogu recently delivered donated items to Beautiful Store in collaboration with Gwangju Shinsegae Co., Ltd.
[Photo by Seogu]

The Beautiful Store plans to resell the items that can be sold at offline stores and donate the proceeds to neighbors in need.

Additionally, some products will be used as materials for upcycled products or as kits for environmental education.

Seo-gu launched this campaign to address the social issue of rapidly increasing clothing consumption and disposal due to shorter fashion cycles and active e-commerce such as online shopping, which generates a large amount of greenhouse gases during the clothing disposal process.

Mayor Kim Ikang of Seo-gu said, “We will take the lead in resource circulation through environmentally considerate sharing practices and work together with public officials and Seo-gu residents to create a remarkable Seo-gu by sharing various ideas.”