February 11, 2025
Donated clothing worsens Kenya plastic pollution

ONE third of all second-hand clothing shipped to Kenya in 2021 was “plastic waste in disguise”, creating a slew of environmental and health problems for local communities, a new report said today.

Every year, tonnes of donated clothing is sent to developing countries, but an estimated 30% of it ends up in landfills – or flooding local markets where it can crowd out local production…
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