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May 2023
19m 22s

Why is Ghana ‘swimming in trash’?

Bbc World Service
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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
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