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The Port of Baltimore
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March/April 2013
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“The Port of Baltimore is proud to
be part of the supply chain for such
an inspirational organization as Planet
Aid,” said Joseph M. Greco, Sr., Deputy
Director of Marketing for the Maryland
Port Administration (MPA). “To think of all
Ship Agents And Brokers
Baltimore
“your HOST on the waterfront since 1923”
2200 Broening Highway, Suite 102
Baltimore, Maryland 21224
Telephone: (410) 633-4666
Fax: (410) 633-2993
Telex: 6734714 HOSTMD
e-mail:
Website:
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Fernandina
Serving the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts
the lives they have touched and improved,
and that we are able to indirectly facilitate
these efforts with the rest of the Port
community, is special. The ability of
Planet Aid to access the world through
Baltimore is indicative of the impressive
capabilities the Port offers. We hope that
our positioning to take more of the U.S.
East Coast market share of containers
continues to help Planet Aid expand their
reach across the globe.”
Evergreen Shipping Agency, Maersk
Line, Hapag-Lloyd and Mediterranean
Shipping Company (MSC) have all
transported containers of baled clothes
to developing countries. Guatemala is a
top destination along with Nicaragua and
Costa Rica, but shipments are also sent
to South America, Africa and India by way
of sorting facilities in Europe.
Upon arrival overseas, the bales are
sorted and split into smaller bales; for
example, a woman with a clothing stall
in a local market in Guatemala might
buy a 100-pound bale to stock her stall.
Lesser-quality items are recycled for use
as packaging, insulation or wiping rags.
Wool and acrylic fibers are extracted to
make yarn for new sweaters.
This reuse also protects the planet:
It takes 250 gallons of water to grow
enough cotton for one T-shirt, and 20
percent of pesticides used today are
used in cotton production, not to mention
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The No. 1 reason
we want people to
donate is to avoid
having usable
clothing end up
in landfills or
incinerators.
~ Tammy Sproule
