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Kenya Secondhand Clothing Pollution -- USAGM

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  • Kenya Secondhand Clothing Pollution -- USAGM
  • March 7, 2023
  • Content Type Package
  • Language English
  • Transcript/Script English See Add Media
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  • NewsML Media Topics Environment, Economy, Business and Finance
  • Topic Tags Clothing
  • Network VOA
  • Embargo Date March 7, 2023 16:10 EST
  • Description English Secondhand clothing is a huge business in Kenya where an estimated 900 million pieces of used clothes are sent every year, mainly from Europe and the United States. But merchants say most of the pieces wind up in the trash, and a Dutch-led environmental report says nearly a third of the imports have plastics that never decompose and contribute to environmental pollution. Juma Majanga reports from Nairobi, Kenya.
  • Brand / Language Service Voice of America - English
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