Why Kenya is second-hand clothes dumping ground

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Kenyans pick through second-hand shoes at Gikomba market in Nairobi on February 4, 2024. PHOTO | LUCY WANJIRU | NMG

The Netherlands has said most of its second-hand clothes exported to Kenya are of very low quality, identifying the country as a disposal destination.

In a new report dubbed Destinations of Dutch used textiles produced in collaboration with Circle Economy and the Netherlands Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management further said the dumping is done through a complex network involving cloth laundering hubs in Poland and Pakistan.