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Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale
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Michael Fitzpatrick

Donated clothes an environmental disaster in disguise for developing world

A man sells second-hand clothes in Nairobi's Makadara district. AFP - SIMON MAINA

As much as one third of the clothing sent from the wealthy west to developing countries every year may be ending up as landfill. Unwearable polyester garments are little more than "plastic waste in disguise," according to a report on Kenya by the Changing Markets Foundation.

Kenya is the destination for 900 million pieces of used clothing every year.

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