We regularly hear about plastic pollution – but what about textile waste?
An activist is swimming the length of Ghana's longest river – all 450 kilometres of it - to highlight the issue of unchecked second hand clothing imports and its impact on water pollution.
Ghana imports a staggering 15 million pieces of unwanted clothing every WEEK - more than any othe ... Show More
Sep 2023
Accra, poubelle de la fast fashion mondiale
Grand reportage, direction le Ghana. Ce qui était le haut-lieu du marché de la fripe, depuis des décennies, en Afrique est devenu la poubelle mondiale de toutes les marques. Ainsi, va la vie à Kantamanto, marché monumental à Accra, la capitale, et qui fait tourner des milliers de ... Show More
19m 30s
Apr 2020
What we can do with our waste
Every year we produce over 2 billion tonnes of solid waste worldwide. Most of it ends up in dumps or landfills, or is thrown into the oceans, or is burned. Only a small fraction is ever recycled. But are there other, more creative uses for all that rubbish? To try and find some a ... Show More
50m 19s
Jan 2024
Why are Guinness World Records being smashed in Ghana and Nigeria?
Hundreds of people have been trying to set new world records in Ghana, with applications flying in since July 2023.Earlier this week a Ghanaian chef, Faila Abdul-Razak, completed the longest non-stop cook-a-thon, chopping and frying for more than 227 hours. She hasn’t yet officia ... Show More
14m 52s
Sep 2023
What makes a healthy river?
River health has captured the public imagination, particularly as overspills from sewers have been getting more attention in the media. But the condition of a river is so much more complicated than what flows into it from our water treatment systems. Agriculture, roads, how we us ... Show More
36m 11s