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African firm recycling textile waste in Kenya and Nigeria

Michael Nyantakyi Oti

The fashion industry faces a growing waste problem, with only 1% of all textiles produced being recycled. One DIY company based in Kenya and Nigeria has innovated a way to recycle textiles into valuable and useful products.

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Did you know that 90% of used clothes in Europe end up in Africa and Asia? Well, textile waste can be turned into something valuable.

Africa Collect Textiles is a creative DIY organization that turns textile waste into valuable products in Nairobi, Kenya, and Lagos, Nigeria. The company is not only trying to recycle old textiles as part of a circular fashion but also provide low-income communities with affordable used textiles and footwear.

Learn more about how Africa Collect Textiles is changing the textile industry in Africa.

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