On July 12, the provincial Civil Affairs Department issued the notice on standardizing the behavior of recycling used clothes in the name of charity (hereinafter referred to as the notice), requiring the civil affairs departments of all parts of the province to do a good job in the management of charitable donation of used clothes, stopping and punishing those organizations or individuals who do not have the qualification of public donation but set up old clothes recycling boxes in the name of charity, and banning the organizations or individuals without units or contact information "Three no" old clothes recycling box without fixed place.
On the same day, reporters visited several communities and found that old clothes recycling boxes were blooming everywhere, and the new specifications needed to be implemented.
[interview] some old clothes recycling boxes lack of management
On July 12, the reporter visited several communities in Kaifu District, Changsha City, and found that these old clothes recycling bins are not only in large quantity, but also in various kinds. There are special bins for old clothes, clothes, shoes, backpacks, and even different kinds of household garbage.
The old clothes recycling box in building 56 of fuyaping community is marked with the words of Hunan Charity Association. Although it has been placed outdoors for a long time, its appearance is still clean and tidy without damage. The box also has the phone number of the old clothes collector. Residents said that if someone has a large number of clothes to deal with, they can contact the collector directly.
The reporter called quickly and said he was a volunteer in charge of collecting clothes. "My main job is to collect these clothes and send them to the sub station of Kaifu temple. After screening, these clothes will be sent to those who need them." The collector said that the old clothes recycling box is usually cleaned once a week.
There is also an old clothes recycling box on the opposite side of Changsha finance and economics school, which is not far away from each other. In addition to the "old clothes, shoes, backpack concentration point", there is no management unit and other information on the cabinet, and there are many small advertisements covered by spraying at the opening.
[regulation] details of charitable organizations shall be published in prominent places
In order to prevent interested people from using the recycling box for profit, the provincial Civil Affairs Department issued a notice to the civil affairs departments at all levels of the province, requiring charity organizations to publish the name of the fund-raising organization, the qualification certificate of the fund-raising, the fund-raising plan, the contact information, the fund-raising information query method, etc. in a prominent position in the old clothes recycling box, and regularly open the fund-raising situation and the implementation of charity projects to the public, and actively accept social supervision Governor. Charity organizations must also file their fundraising activities with the civil affairs department in advance.
According to the regulations, it is a public fund-raising activity to set up boxes in public places in the name of charity to carry out the recycling of old clothes. Only charity organizations that have obtained the qualification of public fundraising can carry out public fundraising activities. Organizations and individuals without qualification of public fundraising can cooperate with qualified charity organizations to carry out public fundraising activities for charity purposes, but they need to sign a written agreement according to law, use the name of charity organizations with qualification of public fundraising to carry out public fundraising activities, and all income and expenses of the fundraising activities are included The accounts of the charity shall be subject to unified financial accounting and management by the charity, and shall bear legal liabilities.
[rectification] the "three no" old clothing recycling box will be banned according to law
How to make the "love box" play an effective role?
According to the requirements of the provincial Civil Affairs Department, for organizations or individuals that do not have the qualification of public donation but set up old clothes recycling boxes in the name of charity, the civil affairs departments of all parts of the province shall order them to stop activities, evacuate old clothes recycling boxes, and order them to return the properties illegally collected or transfer them to other charity organizations for charity purposes, and impose other corresponding penalties on them according to law. Those who refuse to carry out the law, or those who cheat property in the name of charity or in the name of a fake charity organization, shall be transferred to the public security organ for investigation and punishment according to law. For some unknown organizations or individuals with no unit, no contact information and no fixed place, "three no" old clothing recycling boxes, further follow-up investigation should be carried out, the subject of supervision should be clarified, or they should be banned according to law.
In addition, the Ministry of Civil Affairs reminded the public to verify the legal identity of the sponsor and whether it has the qualification of public fundraising before participating in charity fundraising activities, which can be inquired through the national charity information disclosure platform "charity China". If the public discovers that they do not have the qualification for public donation but carry out public donation activities, they may report to the local civil affairs department. If they find that they have defrauded property in the name of charity or in the name of a fake charity organization, they may report to the public security organ.
[uncover secrets] where did the recycled old clothes end up
According to the reporter's interview, according to the regular process, the management unit of the old clothes recycling box will sort out the clothes after receiving them. The unqualified clothes will be treated for environmental protection, and will be mixed into various raw materials according to the materials. After cleaning, the clothes that pass the inspection will be sent to the core urban area of each cooperative city and state. Each city and state will send these clothes to the nursing home, welfare home, disability center, Charity Supermarket and other places according to the needs of its districts and counties.
Originally, it was for the convenience of residents to donate the old clothes they didn't need at home for public welfare. It is undeniable that some old clothes recycling boxes have also become the way of making money for lawbreakers. On May 29, the Public Security Bureau of Kaifu District of Changsha City reported a case in which a man stole 60 tons of old clothes from a recycling box and made an illegal profit of more than 100000 yuan in half a year. At present, the man has been arrested by the police on suspicion of theft.
