UK's second-hand clothing pollutes African nations
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On Korle-Gonno beach in Accra, Ghana’s bustling capital, reams of tangled clothing are burrowed into the sand.
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Your fast-fashion hauls will pollute Africa's beaches for years – second- hand shops cannot keep up
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UK's second-hand clothing pollutes African nations
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Chile's desert dumping ground for fast fashion leftovers, Environment News
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The environmental disaster fuelled by used clothes and fast fashion
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Second-hand clothes from UK causing pollution in Nigeria and Ghana