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My understanding is that much of the West’s second-hand and overstock clothes ends up in countries like Ghana, where it does end up in waterways[1]. This has presumably increased over time due to fast fashion, which is a large market in Europe (like in the US).

[1]: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/jun/05/y...



Fast fashion is horrible. That article really shows on aspect of it. It has turned a large chunk of a recycling process into dumping.




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