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- The Delhi government, with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, has opened five textile donation kiosks called 'Arpan Kendras' at metro stations including Shalimar Bagh, Punjabi Bagh West, Mayur Vihar Phase-1, Shahdara and Rohini West.
- People can donate usable old clothes through a QR code-based system and receive a digital receipt.
- Women's self-help groups will handle collection, segregation, recycling and upcycling of donated clothes, linking waste reduction with women's employment.
- Chief minister Rekha Gupta said five more centres will open within a week as part of a 'waste to wealth' push for a circular economy.
What to watch next
- Opening of five more Arpan Kendras promised within a week
- How many clothes are donated and processed through the QR code-based system
- Role of women's self-help groups in collection, recycling and employment generation
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