A significant portion of Ghana's imports of used clothing are from Europe and the United States. Since these clothes are frequently in bad shape and cannot be sold again, they are thrown away. These used clothing items are sometimes disposed of in landfills, while others are left outside or get swept into the ocean during storms.
Here is a step-by-step breakdown of how dirty garments from Ghana end up in the sea:
- People in Europe and North America donate their old clothes to charity shops or send them to Ghana as part of their waste disposal.
- The clothes are then shipped to Ghana, where they are sold to wholesalers or sorted into different categories.
- The clothes that are not considered to be in good enough condition to be resold are discarded.
- Some of these discarded clothes are dumped in landfills, while others are dumped in the open.
- During heavy rains, the discarded clothes can be washed into rivers and streams.
- The rivers and streams eventually flow into the sea, where the dirty clothes end up.
In Accra, Ghana, there is a beach called The Borla-Beach
that is notorious for being polluted with used clothing. The beach is a
well-liked destination for both visitors and locals because it is close to
Independence Square. However, a lot of used clothing is also found on the
beach, raising issues for the environment and human health. Despite everything,
it appears that nobody in authority is paying attention to this.
The grave state of Ghana's dirt problem calls for immediate
action.
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