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Kenya’s clothing waste raises concerns about potential public health risks
AI KEY TAKEAWAYS (TL;DR)
- Kenya’s secondhand clothing trade, locally known as mitumba, clothes millions of people and supports an estimated 2 million livelihoods, making it one of Africa’s largest markets for used garments
- That makes Kenya a useful lens for understanding the growing global public health problems associated with textile waste disguised as reusable clothing
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Kenya’s secondhand clothing trade, locally known as mitumba, clothes millions of people and supports an estimated 2 million livelihoods, making it one of Africa’s largest markets for used garments. That makes Kenya a useful lens for understanding the growing global public health problems associated with textile waste disguised as reusable clothing. More than 4.5 billion […]
