Importers of 'mitumba' should be held responsible for the waste

Doing away with secondhand garments is easier said than done because people do need access to affordable clothing. Founder of Nairobi-headquartered Africa Collect Textiles (ACT), Elmar Stroomer, believes it is time to add a waste tax on imported items and the funds should be invested in high-end collection and recycling infrastructure.

Sustainable Fashion - A Handbook for Educators by Schone Kleren Campagne - Issuu

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Mitumba Waste Report - Clean Up Kenya

Consumer attitude and disposal behaviour to second-hand clothing in Ghana - ScienceDirect

PDF) Unravelling the Relationships between Used‐Clothing Imports and the Decline of African Clothing Industries

Waste Couture: Environmental Impact of the Clothing Industry, Environmental Health Perspectives

Waste Couture: Environmental Impact of the Clothing Industry, Environmental Health Perspectives

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PDF) The phase-out of second-hand clothing imports: what impact for Tanzania?

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It takes drastic measures to reverse Kenya's negative environmental impacts caused by Mitumba imports, by Teresa Lubano

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Vol ix issue xxiii by East African Business Week - Issuu

Mitumba Association of Kenya denies Second Hand Clothing imported into Kenya has any Environmental Impact - Clean Up Kenya

PDF) Waste Couture: Environmental Impact of the Clothing Industry