Super Xiang Network Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.'s used clothing recycling platform "Dangdang Yixia" (dd1x.cn) has released its latest operational data, showing that the platform has cumulatively recycled 153,527,387 kilograms of used clothing (approximately 153,500 tonnes), with a cumulative total of 11,809,799 participating users. The platform has expanded its recycling services to 29 provinces, municipalities directly under the central government, and autonomous regions nationwide. With the exception of Xinjiang, Tibet, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau, coverage has been achieved in major cities and regions across other provinces and municipalities.

Key Points

  • Cumulatively recycled 153,527,387 kilograms of used clothing, approximately 153,500 tonnes, with 11,809,799 cumulative participating users.
  • Services now cover 29 provinces, municipalities directly under the central government, and autonomous regions; Xinjiang, Tibet, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau have not yet been launched.
  • In 2026, the platform successively carried out various types of used clothing recycling cooperation in communities, retail commercial spaces, and offline sporting events.

Recycling Process and User Reach

Dangdang Yixia adopts an online booking and door-to-door pickup recycling model, divided into three stages: "scan the code to place an order — free door-to-door pickup — recycling completed." Users can scan the code to place orders through three entry points: Alipay, WeChat, and Baidu. The platform has a FAQ section that publicly explains issues such as shipping fees, recyclable categories, booking cycles, courier pickup times, and whether users need to pack items themselves.

Where the Used Clothing Goes

According to platform disclosures, recycled garments enter the sorting factory assembly line, where workers classify and process them according to requirements. They then flow along three paths: first, clothing with warmth retention or relatively new condition that still has wearing value is delivered to people in need in different regions; second, lightweight and large-size clothing is exported to African regions; third, through environmentally friendly regeneration processing, it is converted into recycled products such as greenhouse insulation cotton, car floor mats, and soundproof cotton. This shows that export sales targeting the African market remain an important part of China's used clothing recycling chain. If the clothing is still wearable in Africa, much of it will be exported to Africa (second-hand clothing can be called Mitumba).

Recent Activities and Cooperation

Major developments disclosed by the platform in 2026 include: in April, bringing used clothing recycling to the scene of offline sporting events; in May, joining hands with Shangpin Discount to explore environmental cooperation in commercial spaces; in July, cooperating with Xianyu to launch a joint campaign; in August, the Liuxing Huayuan District 3 community in Beijing and Dangdang Yixia jointly carried out the "Jingcai Recycling" activity. In addition, the platform claims to have established cooperative relationships with multiple enterprises and will in the future roll out collection points nationwide, with a focus on conducting research on the renewable resource recycling industry chain in various regions to expand the scope of cooperation.

Industry Significance

From the data, this platform has successfully developed a two-pronged approach of "online booking + free door-to-door pickup + sorting and classification": in addition to donating to various regions and selling to Africa, the platform also attempts to extend its recycling network into commercial terminals. Such a path can both advance the coverage of a large-scale recycling network on the demand side and take on part of the environmental agenda of social needs. It is also precisely the direction in which China's used clothing recycling chain is developing toward refined classification and high-value reuse.

Source: Dangdang Yixia - Used Clothing Recycling Service Platform · Originally published on 2026-08-25