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Decomposing (clothing) is seen mixed with other types of waste at a municipal dumpsite. Rising demand for fast fashion, much of it made from polyester is driving a surge in textile waste shipped to Global South countries like Kenya as second-hand clothing. Much of it is difficult to recycle and ends up polluting the environment, environmentalists now calling for stronger controls on transboundary movement.
Second hand clothes in Nakuru, Kenya - 14 APRIL 2026.