Kenya, a Final Destination for Fast Fashion, Is Overwhelmed by Secondhand Clothing

Kenya, a final destination for fast fashion, is overwhelmed by secondhand clothing

Every year, thousands of tons of used textiles, arriving from Europe, the US and elsewhere, are unloaded at the port of Mombasa, 500 km from Nairobi. Numerous local initiatives have emerged to combat this form of pollution.

As Africa pays the price for rich world’s fast fashion fix, new French bill targets brands

NAIROBI — Mountains of waste stretch as far as the eye can see, smoking in places, giving off an acrid stench that stings the eyes and catches in the throat. These are the first sensations that overwhelm you upon arrival at the Dandora dump in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, one of the largest open-air landfills in Africa. Starting early each morning, men, women and marabou storks — huge, vulture-like birds —scavenge the site to find enough to sust…