Fukuoka Prefecture Nakagawa City Reuse Project! High school students collect unnecessary clothing in the area and start selling remade products at “Mercari Shops” [Fukuoka Joshi Commerce SPINNS Department]
Human Forum Co., Ltd. Press release: November 8, 2024 Fukuoka Prefecture Nakagawa City Reuse Project! High school students collect unnecessary clothing from the local area and start selling remade products at “Mercari Shops” [Fukuoka Joshi Commerce SPINNS Department] On October 31st, the reuse project sales launch presentation was held at Fukuoka Women’s Commercial High School. We reported on our activities to date and announced the start of sales to the Nakagawa Mayor Shigeki Takesue, who was in attendance, and media coverage.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/9612/944/9612-944-d694264f599d5fb563c606a330ed3fb5-1910×2700.jpg Project poster Starting in 2021, Fukuoka Joshi Commercial will collaborate with the apparel brand “SPINNS” and launch the SPINNS club as a club activity. As one of our activities, since last year we have set up a clothing collection box within the school to collect unwanted clothing from students and school staff. We have been holding remake workshops and reuse sales at local and school events.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/9612/944/9612-944-2a1bd07cbe16b1c97dc1b2fc8e922c5b-3900×2925.jpg Women’s Commercial SPINNS Department This project was not only carried out by the SPINNS club, but also by Fukuoka Joshi Commerce’s club activities “Marketing Lab.”, “Kikakubu”, and “Volunteer Support Students”. Taking advantage of the department’s unique
characteristics, the project was progressed by dividing up roles such as creating posters, posting on SNS, and measuring collected clothing.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/9612/944/9612-944-3fccdef1ae90d4f17711edb0bf62887d-2590×1942.jpg Students who participated in the reuse project Mercari, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “Mercari”) is participating in this reuse project as a supporting company. Mercari has been working on an educational program to promote the circular economy since this year, and as part of the program aimed at high school students, the program provided students with an explanation of the project, mindset, and actual sales methods. Additionally, we used a Mercari Eco Box as a clothing collection box for the project.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/9612/944/9612-944-74ac2f613e2edd2ded25d798ff5c715c-2363×1773.jpg Ryohei Takahashi, Mercari Policy Planning Counselor, who was in charge of project support
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/9612/944/9612-944-9318e2b6db34a1f48389d699971f3ce5-1208×906.jpg Mercari eco box and collected clothing About Mercari Eco Box https://about.mercari.com/press/news/articles/20231116_mercariecobox/ Nakagawa City, where Fukuoka Joshi Commercial is located, cooperated in the collection by setting up a collection booth at the Nakagawa City Hall entrance and calling on local residents on its website. The students also explained about the collection boxes and helped set them up, and many schools and local businesses cooperated with the project.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/9612/944/9612-944-3566cfb6d25cd4375518df6ab3e2219d-2364×1774.jpg Gather after school to pick up unnecessary clothing and create remake products We create bags and frilled shirts with the theme of remaking denim and shirts. At the project presentation, the actual completed products were displayed at the venue, and sales began on the 31st at Mercari Shops.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/9612/944/9612-944-a6f6a04231aaadaa767346b2023017be-2228×1882.jpg Remake products produced by SPINNS Department In addition to the active students and supporting companies, the project presentation included Fukuoka Joshi Commercial School teachers including Principal Shota Shibayama, and Nakagawa Mayor Shigeki Takesue from Nakagawa City. Public relations staff from the city, local TV and newspaper companies visited the school, and many adults listened to the students’ presentations.
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URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/9612/944/9612-944-fdb3be4a54b947cfc69971d39b301889-799×800.jpg SPINNS Local Business Department/SPINNS Department Advisor Yosuke Miyazaki I have been involved with Fukuoka Joshi Commerce as a SPINNS club advisor for about four years, and I think this time was a big challenge for the students. Unlike our usual activities, this was a large-scale project that involved not only school students, but also companies, Nakagawa City, and local businesses, and it started as a first time for all of us to produce remade products to sell. I can only imagine the quality of the remade products that were created thanks to not only the SPINNS club, but also many students and teachers, Mercari Takahashi who supported the project, and Nakagawa City Hall staff, as well as the total amount of clothing collected locally. With all of this, we were able to safely hold the
presentation. I believe that the adults present at the event, including myself, received a lot of energy from seeing the students reporting on their activities at the presentation. This project activity will give the students confidence, and I look forward to seeing new ideas and actions emerge as they continue to operate the project. And SPINNS wants to be a brand that continues to support such young people. Fukuoka Women’s Commercial High School
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