As fast fashion's waste pollutes environment, Ghana designers find a solution

Cows are seen at the largest dump site where textile waste ends up at Old Fadama in Accra, Ghana, Oct. 19, 2024. A secondhand retailer sorts out clothes at Kantamanto, one of the world's largest second-hand clothing markets, in Accra, Ghana, Oct. 26, 2024.

In a sprawling secondhand clothing market in Ghana's capital, early morning shoppers jostle as they search through piles of garments, eager to pluck a bargain or a designer find from the stalls selling used and low-quality apparel imported from the West.