Kantamanto Market in Accra, Ghana, sources secondhand clothing from around the world. The influx of fast fashion, however, is turning unsellable items into massive landfills that threaten public ...
ACCRA, Ghana, May 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- New academic research released today from the West African country of Ghana shows that waste in the second hand clothes sector (SHC) is dramatically lower ...
ACCRA, Dec 28 (Reuters) - As the sun set on a courtyard of shipping containers in Ghana's capital Accra, young men and women in Pink Floyd, Grateful Dead and tie-dye tees bartered over army surplus ...
An estimated 20 million people are thought to earn their livelihoods in the global waste industry by collecting, disposing, repairing or repurposing a wide range of materials and products. However, ...
Ghana Struggling With Tsunami Of Secondhand Clothes By Mohammed Awal Feb 06, 2024, 10:56 pm EST Share ...
Hundreds of videos were lost. Kantamanto Market in Accra, Ghana, home to the world’s largest secondhand clothing market, caught fire during the early morning hours of Jan. 2; by the time the blaze was ...
Fashion waste from UK brands including Next, Asda and M&S have been found in protected wetlands in Ghana, according to Greenpeace. The campaign group’s investigative unit Unearthed and its Africa ...