People's Sharp Commentary: Cutting off the grey profit chain of old clothes recycling.

Recently, according to media reports, some live streaming rooms that promote "slight flaws" and "high cost performance" of "major brand leftovers" and "sample clothes" are actually secretly selling second-hand old clothes of unknown origin and poor hygiene. Consumers who are kept in the dark are buying so-called "new clothes" at low prices, which hides a disgraceful grey industry chain. The "black-hearted business" that claims to be promoting a circular economy must not be allowed to act recklessly, and it is urgent to cut off the grey profit chain of old clothes recycling. Regulatory authorities should accelerate the improvement of relevant regulations for the circulation of second-hand clothing, clarify hygiene disinfection standards, quality grading systems, and traceability mechanisms, while also increasing efforts to crack down on behaviors such as setting up fake public benefit recycling bins and fraudulent sales using old items as new ones, and increasing the cost of illegal activities; e-commerce platforms should fulfill their main responsibility and strictly prohibit merchants from concealing the fact that the products are second-hand, ensuring smooth channels for consumer rights protection; public welfare organizations should regulate the management of recycling bins, clearly marking institutional information and registration numbers, so that donors can track the destination of donated clothes and control the flow of second-hand old clothes into the market from the source.