Ghana: Fast Fashion Fallout

<p>Around 15 million clothing items flood Accra, Ghana every week, mostly from Europe, North America and Australia. These items are mostly donations to charity bins, or cast-offs that are no longer needed. 40% of clothing received in Ghana is unacceptable for use, ending up as waste. Is this the continuation of a colonialist relationship - with the Western world dumping waste on the continent? We discuss.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Follow us on IG: itsacontinentpod and Twitter: itsacontinent. It&#39;s a Continent (published by Coronet) is available to purchase: <a href="http://itsacontinent.com/book">⁠itsacontinent.com/book⁠</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Its-Continent-Unravelling-Africas-history/dp/1529376785/">⁠ ⁠</a></p> <p> We&#39;re on Buy me a Coffee too:<a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/itsacontinent">⁠ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/itsacontinent⁠</a></p> <p>Visit our website:<a href="https://itsacontinent.com/">⁠ itsacontinent.com⁠</a></p> <p>Artwork by Margo Designs:<a href="https://margosdesigns.myportfolio.com/">⁠ https://margosdesigns.myportfolio.com⁠</a></p> <p>Music provided by Free Vibes:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=hkqGH4Lu_PwMlfLRdEnfPX7UYQR8MTU4MzA4NjYzNkAxNTgzMDAwMjM2&v=3C8GXr44boM&q=https%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2FNkGhTg&event=video_description">⁠ https://goo.gl/NkGhTg⁠</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Warm Nights by Lakey Inspired:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=hkqGH4Lu_PwMlfLRdEnfPX7UYQR8MTU4MzA4NjYzNkAxNTgzMDAwMjM2&v=3C8GXr44boM&q=https%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Flakeyinspired%2Fwarm-nights&event=video_description">⁠ https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired/...⁠</a></p> <p>Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0</p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=hkqGH4Lu_PwMlfLRdEnfPX7UYQR8MTU4MzA4NjYzNkAxNTgzMDAwMjM2&v=3C8GXr44boM&q=https%3A%2F%2Fcreativecommons.org%2Flicenses%2Fby-sa%2F3.0%2F&event=video_description">⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...⁠</a></p> <p>Sources for further reading:</p> <p><a href="https://www.a