Plauen mourns: The popular bring-and-first shelf has disappeared!

Plauen mourns: The popular bring-and-first shelf has disappeared!

In Plauen, a popular wooden shelf has disappeared that stood on Bleichstrasse for a very special concept of parts for years. This shelf was not just a simple piece of furniture, but a place where people could put things of everyday life that they no longer needed. Others had the opportunity to take these objects with them free of charge. The shelf was originally intended for beautiful and usable things, but lately there has been increasing waste and a junk. For this reason, it has now been removed, which ensures that many passers-by, reports the Free press .

With the disappearance of the shelf, the question arises as to how social interaction in Plauen can be designed in the future. The positive example is the initiatives such as the Bring & Take at Beethovenstrasse 2a, which was opened on May 16, 2022. Since then it has been very popular by serving as a contact point for relief supplies. Not only donations are accepted here, but also distributed, whereby a high frequency is recorded both when accepting as well as the output of the relief goods. The project will be maintained on a voluntary basis for half a year, depending on the influx of refugees. The first week has already made it clear that there is a need for such social institutions in the city, according to the information from Colorido .

Need for relief goods grows

As part of the Bring & TAMM, various urgently needed relief goods are collected, including:

• body hygiene article
• durable foods such as noodles, rice and cans
• diapers in all sizes
• Summer wardrobe for women, children and men
• duvets, pillows and bed linen
• towels

The clothes should be portable and clean, and the volunteers on site do a great job to maintain the offer. The rules of these initiatives show that the citizens: inside in Plauen are willing to create a hand and to be there for their fellow human beings. This is also a trend that can be observed in many cities, in which more and more people are organizing themselves for sustainable ways of life and environmentally friendly consumption, which is also confirmed by the Consuming

Here not only donations of clothing and food are required, but also offers such as repair cafes in which volunteers support people to repair things instead of throwing them away. This contributes to extending the lifespan of furniture, clothing and electrical appliances and reducing CO2 emissions. The more such communal approaches are promoted, the more the coexistence in Plauen can be strengthened.