As the world’s largest producer, consumer, and exporter of textiles, China is responsible for a staggering quantity of textile waste. Every year, families throw away approximately 26 million tons of clothing, and the nation’s accumulation of textile waste amounts to nearly 100 million tons.
Less than 1 percent of this is reused. 作為世界上最大的紡織品生產國、消費國和出口國，中國產生了數量驚人的紡織廢料。每年，每個家庭要扔掉大約2600萬噸的衣服，全國紡織廢料的積累接近1億噸。其中只有
不到1%被重複利用。
In Xi'an, even though many of us arrived with just a suitcase, it’s amazing how quickly we can accumulate clothes - and when moving, leaving or having a clear out we aren’t sure what to do with them.
儘管很多人來西安的時候只帶了一個手提箱，但總 能以驚人的速度積攢衣服——當我們搬家、離開或清理時，不知道該怎麼處理這些衣服。There are a few hassle free ways in the city to recycle or donate clothes to charity:FeiMaYi 飛螞蟻 (which means flying ant) is a WeChat account which accept all clothing items, shoes, and bags, in any condition. The good stuff will go to charity and the not-so-good stuff will be kindly recycled. The best part of all, they come right to your door, take your donation, and it’s free. Here's how to use it:FeiMaYi飛螞蟻是一個微信帳號，它接受任何條件的服裝,鞋子,包。其中好的東西會捐給慈善機構，不太好的會被回收利用。最重要的是，這個程序可以免費上門取件。以下是使用方法:
2. Schedule a pickup
The automatic welcome message includes a link right to the reservation page... It's the first of the blue links, in Chinese
預約收衣:They also have the link in the menu!
3. Begin entering your information Here's a simple overview of what they need from you...
The good news is that they can pick up your donation in almost every major Tier 1 -Tier 3 city in China! 目前飛螞蟻提供在全國超過300個城市免運費上門回收
4. Your Name, Contact Number, and Address Tap the top section to enter your contact information, including name, phone number, and detailed address for pickup...
點擊頂部輸入您的聯繫信息，包括姓名、電話號碼和詳細的回收的地址 Some people have been known to use a Chinese-speaking friend's information. Just don't forget to tell them about your situation.
5. Choose the pickup date
It says
預約時間 "Pickup Time" but really you just need to choose the day... we recommend a date where you know for certain someone will be home all day!(The delivery guy will call your given contact number that morning and you will decide the best time together...)
當天早上取貨員會打電話給你，決定取衣的最佳時間……
6. Select approximate donation weight They need an approximate estimate for how many clothes you're donating.Feel free to use an electric scale or if you're a travel pro - a luggage scale...Really, they just want a general idea. Select one:
Finally, after all of your correct information is entered, submit your form~
Wait for the Success checkmark... and you're good to go!
8. Get your donations ready It's expected that everything you give them has already been washed. Place in a plastic bag or box and wait for pickup!你應該清洗這些舊衣並放在塑膠袋或盒子裡，等待取貨!Once you send off your donation, take a moment to cherish your newfound closet space and think about the nice strangers you are helping.Another company worth mentioning is Aobag.com. Through their website, mini-app and official WeChat they provide bags that are categorized with QR codes for you to sort your garbage. They then arrange collection and log how much you are recycling on their website (aobag.com). It's not as simple to use as Mayi, but their mini program is quite sleek. Their services are more geared towards organizations or businesses and you have to pay for collection – but what they are doing is definitely worth checking out. 另一家值得一提的公司是Aobag.com。通過他們的網站、小程序和官方微信，Aobag提供帶有二維碼分類的垃圾袋，讓你對垃圾進行分類。然後安排回收，並在網站記錄你回收了多少。它的使用不像飛螞蟻那麼簡單，服務更適合組織或企業，你必須支付託收，但他們所做的絕對值得一看。With thanks to Sixth Tone for the statistics. Also to the team at Culturability for the great info on how to use FeiMaYi. Follow their WeChat platform by scanning below:感謝Sixth Tone提供的信息，以及Culturability團隊提供的關於如何使用飛螞蟻的指示。下方是他們的微信平臺:
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