Thirty-five containers for the collection of second-hand clothing and shoes for the needy are being installed in the Loulé council, following an agreement signed by the câmara and non-governmental association HUMANA. The specially designed green containers, displaying the HUMANA logo, are being placed by litter disposal bins in locations such as Loulé, Quarteira, Almancil, Vale do Lobo and Vilamoura.
Items donated will be destined for local, national and international humanitarian causes, or for recycling if in poor condition. HUMANA is also involved with helping international charities in countries such as Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique.
HUMANA containers can be found at:
Ameixial
Salir Benafim
Alte
Tôr (estrada dos Funchais)
Querença
Boliqueime
Loulé (Rua José António Madeira, Rua do Serradinho, Rua Ascensão Guimarães, Rua de S. Paulo, Rua Pedro de Freitas, Largo Tenente Cabeçadas, Rua Drª Laura Ayres, Rua Afonso de Albuquerque and Praceta Estanco Louro)
Almancil (Rua João de Deus, Rua de Vale Formoso, Av. Duarte Pacheco, Rua do Centro Comunitário, S. Lourenço – Rua da Igreja)
Quarteira (Fonte Santa – Urbanização Al-Sakia, Rua do Leste, Rua do Forte Novo, Rua Portas do Mar, Rua Egas Moniz, Av. Infante de Sagres, Largo Cortes Reais, Av. Dr. Carlos Mota Pinto, Av. 25 de Abril, Rua Francisco de Menezes and Rua D. Dinis)
Vilamoura (Praça Banco Português do Atlântico)
Vale do Lobo (Urbanização Dunas Douradas e Urbanização de Vale do Lobo)