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Fashion Castoffs Dumped in Protected Wetlands in Ghana

Shipments of unwanted old clothes from UK and European brands have turned a conservation site into a dumping ground, according to a new investigation.
A pile of clothes sits in a warehouse.
Unearthed’s reporters found two recently opened dump sites in the wetland’s protected area. (Shutterstock)

Clothes discarded by UK consumers and shipped to Ghana have been found in a huge rubbish dump in protected wetlands, an investigation has found.

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