Is there a pathway to reforming the second-hand clothing trade to serve both humanity and the planet. In this article Betterman Simidi M. give a radical perspective to do this. Changing Markets Foundation Janet Chemitei cleanupkenya.org/a-pathway-to-a…

Clean Up Kenya has started a petition to ask Kenyan authorities to reform the local second-hand clothing industry to serve the people and the environment.
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When is the agency issuing restoration orders against the Mitumba Cartel who have refused to comply with the EPR? Or they are above the law?

Wealthy countries have pledged $100 billion a year to help reduce the effects of global warming. But Reuters found large sums going to projects including a coal plant, a hotel and chocolate shops.
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Used textiles from the Global North are having a devastating impact in poor countries, enabled by the Second Hand Clothing trade and fast fashion. Thanks to fearless campaigners Janet Chemitei the Youth Council Chairperson at Clean Up Kenya who continues to highlight this issue

In what would look like a big blow to the global second-hand clothing cartel, France, along with Sweden and Denmark, are making a bold proposal to ban the export of second-hand clothes from the EU. cleanupkenya.org/france-sweden-…

'Africa must no longer be the dustbin of fast-fashion,' France's environment ministry said in a statement to Reuters, following their proposal have EU ban exports of second hand clothing. reuters.com/business/envir…

Whose idea was it to establish Dandora Dumpsite near Nairobi Rivers? A clear crime against downstream communities. Nairobi River Commission is currently cleaning the rivers and taking the waste to the Dumpsite. We have got work to do Ministry of Environment, Climate Change & Forestry. Courtesy Janet Chemitei

Value Chain Based Approach in Implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility #EPR

It is so great to witness Kenya's 'polluters' being held financially accountable for Kenya's public sanitation crisis. Music to our ears.

Cheap polyester is the backbone of the #fastfashion industry, leading to numerous problems like growing #waste crisis, microplastic pollution and continued reliance on #fossilfuels

#fossilfashion #breakfreefromplastic

Swedish Minister visits section of Nairobi River polluted with textiles waste from Gikomba market and later holds talks with stakeholders.
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This week we visited 'Ground Zero' which was depicted in Trashion Report and Documentary with the Sweden Environment and Climate Change Minister, Romina Pourmokhtari, and later held talks on the impact of Second Hand Clothing exported from Europe to Kenya on the environment.

Kenya's public waste problems. Shauri Moyo, Nairobi

A report funded by the Netherlands Government shows Second Hand Clothing exported into Kenya are unwearable.

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A resolution proposal calling for sustainable production and consumption of textiles to be tabled at #UNEA6 , opening up in Nairobi next week. This comes in the wake of reports released showing the global south as disposal countries for fast fashion.
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Governor Sakaja is sleeping on the job.

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Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) implementation models in Kenya
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