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The Salvation Army Recycling Programme

Since the 60s The Salvation Army has been collecting used clothes from the public.  On the one hand we advocate the public to treasure our resources and make the best use of them, on the other hand, the gift-in-kinds received will be partly distributed to needy people e.g. home alone elderly, street sleepers, ex-prisoners and CSSA recipients (over 10,000 beneficiaries last year), and partly sold in discounted price through our retail chain of 17 Family Stores.  The net proceed will be designated to support those social services which are not funded by the Government or the community development projects in less privileged area of mainland China.  This programme is well received by the public at large and the Government.  Last year we have collaborated with over 300 corporations and units for recycling campaign.  Over 200 collection boxes are placed across Hong Kong to collect donations items.  We are also one of the Scheme Managers of the "Community Used Clothes Recycling Bank Scheme" of the Home Affairs Department of the Government.  The total amount of items collected was more than 2,800 tones in 2010.

Notes on Donations of Gift-in-kind

1.      Items wanted:

-         Clean clothes either brand new or used;

-         Electrical home appliances (TV, refrigerator, kitchen appliances) and office equipments (computer, fax machine, printer etc) in good condition;

-         Toys, stationery, gifts and premiums, handbag, books, genuine software / DVD / VCD / CD ;

        -    Necessities for traditional festivals, e.g. Christmas, Chinese New Year, etc.;

2.      Items not collected:

-         Furniture;

-         Medicine;

-         Items out of order; 

-         Used kitchenware, towels, underwear

 3.      How to make the donations

You can simply bring the donations to any one of the Salvation Army's Family Stores, or deposit them into the Recycling Box of Salvation Army across Hong Kong.

We will arrange pick up service upon request if large quantity of donations, or heavy items e.g. TV set, washing machine, fridge, piano etc. Due to the limited resources, please alert us at least 1-2 weeks in advance for our logistics arrangement.

Organize a Recycling Campaign

We invite the estates, housing management companies, schools and organizations to co-organize Recycling Campaign. We can provide material support, e.g. banner, poster, recycling box and logistics support if needed.  Please feel free to contact us for details.

* Download form : Short-term collection campaign

* Download form : Long-term collection bin

Contact us

Enquires hotline: 2332 4433 (Mon to Fri 9am – 6pm / Sat 9am – 5pm)

Email:      recycling@hkt.salvationarmy.org

Fax:         2332 4411

Address: 7/F Tat Ming Industrial Building, 44-52 Ta Chuen Ping Street, Kwai Chung, NT