CMP recycles more than 100 kg of corporate clothing and transforms it into supplies for communities

As part of its commitment to a different kind of mining—sustainable with the territory, the environment, and local communities—Compañía Minera del Pacífico (CMP) has permanently implemented a textile recycling program across all its operations. Through this initiative, workers deposit their unused corporate clothing in designated containers, giving these materials a second life.

In the second stage of the program, CMP partners with Ecocitex, a textile recycling company, to transform the collected clothing into subproducts such as yarn balls, pouches, and keychains. These items are then delivered to local communities as resources to support their entrepreneurship and productive activities.

“What’s remarkable is that the yarn production process uses no water or chemical products, making it 100% sustainable. This aligns with our purpose of driving sustainable development for both the territory and its people. We have already carried out deliveries in the towns of Cachiyuyo and Incahuasi in Atacama, and in the coming weeks we will continue in Romeral and Guayacán in Coquimbo,” said Javiera Farías, Environmental Compliance Superintendent for the Elqui Valley at CMP.

For Luisa Villalobos, from the Diaguita Mishqui Guintui Indigenous Community in Cachiyuyo, the initiative is highly valuable:
“This benefit is very important for us, not only because of the material itself, but especially because of the recycling. Helping us make all of this sustainable is an excellent idea from CMP. We work with loom weaving, cross-stitch, knitting, and crochet, so this is a huge contribution for us as an organization.”

Similarly, Nule Riquelme, president of the Incahuasi Tourism Services Association, highlighted that the program encourages recycling while providing communities—mainly women-led businesses—with valuable supplies:
“We are grateful to CMP for including us. We had just joined the working group in March, and we were one of the first groups to request these yarn balls,” she noted.

In total, the program has produced 7,152 subproducts—including yarn balls, pouches, and keychains—made from more than 100 kilograms of recycled corporate clothing collected across CMP’s operations in the three valleys where the company is present.