Ghana's secondhand clothes mountain is poisoning its land

Discarded fast-fashion clothing is piling up in Ghana. AJ+ reports that waste from Shein, Zara, H&M and other brands is contaminating soil, water and food. Garments bought cheaply and worn briefly in wealthier countries often end up in West African markets, and what cannot be resold lingers as rubbish. The report puts a local, physical face on the global cost of throwaway clothing: it does not vanish after the checkout, but lands somewhere else, where people live and farm.