The secondhand clothes industry has been thriving in many African countries including Ghana for many years. But with the boom of fast fashion — the mass manufacturing of cheap clothes — a lot of it ends up barely worn, donated or in a landfill.

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Tons of used clothing ends up in landfills.
Clothing waste has led to the shut down of Ghana's biggest landfill.

The deluge of worn-out clothes arriving in Ghana has overwhelmed the West African country’s infrastructure — posing huge environmental threats.

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