SELECTIVE COLLECTION OF TEXTILE WASTE

Humana is the pioneering entity in Spain in terms of selective collection and sustainable management of textile waste, with the aim of achieving maximum use of it to turn it into a resource for social purposes. 

Currently, Humana has 3,430 containers for the collection of textile waste. More than 20,000 tons of used clothing are collected annually.
 

PREPARATION FOR REUSE

Humana has two preparation for reuse (PxR) plants:

  • The Leganés plant (Madrid) covers 25,700 m²: it is one of the largest second-hand clothing and footwear sorting centres in Spain.
  • The Ametlla del Vallès plant (Barcelona) covers an area of 5,000 m².
     

TRACEABILITY

Humana has the certificate from the independent consultancy Mepex that accredits the traceability of the textile waste processed in its preparation plants for reuse in Madrid and Barcelona.

The distribution of processed textiles is as follows:

  • 59% is destined for reuse: 21% in the shops Humana stores and 38% is exported, mainly to Africa, to enable poor people to people with fewer resources have access to clothing and thus generate resources to generate resources for development cooperation.
  • 30% are by-products whose condition does not allow them to be reused. They are therefore destined for recycling processes.
  • 9% end up in landfill because they cannot be recovered.
  • 2% are unfit for use.
     
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