Importers of 'mitumba' should be held responsible for the waste this sector creates

Sorted Out Clothes being sorted at an ACT workshop. ACT collects mostly from the middle and upper classes. Up to 70% of what it collects is women’s clothing. That is probably because women care more about climate change and sooner take the effort to bring items to their collection bins, but possibly also because they buy or need more clothing. Africa Collect Textiles

By Subir Ghosh

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texfash

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26 April 2022

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26 April 2022

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.

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