Accra, Ghana hosts one of the world's largest second-hand clothing markets (Kantamanto), where 15 million garments pass through weekly; nearly half end up in landfills, are burned, or swept into waterways, illustrating how wealthy countries export textile waste to developing nations.

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15 million garments per week... nearly half... landfill... burned... waterways [1:14:34]

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17 Ideas To Tackle The 2 Billion Tons Of Trash We Make Every Year | World Wide Waste MarathonBusiness Insider
Created: 8/12/2026, 5:54:45 PM

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