Importers of 'mitumba' should be held responsible for the waste

Doing away with secondhand garments is easier said than done because people do need access to affordable clothing. Founder of Nairobi-headquartered Africa Collect Textiles (ACT), Elmar Stroomer, believes it is time to add a waste tax on imported items and the funds should be invested in high-end collection and recycling infrastructure.

Mitumba trade is merely 'waste colonialism', Greenpeace insists

Raila maintains he will not ban importation of Mitumba

Second-Hand Clothing Business in Africa

Fast Fashion: Could traditional clothing be the answer? - We Are Restless

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Mitumba Association of Kenya denies Second Hand Clothing imported into Kenya has any Environmental Impact - Clean Up Kenya

Waste Couture: Environmental Impact of the Clothing Industry, Environmental Health Perspectives

It takes drastic measures to reverse Kenya's negative environmental impacts caused by Mitumba imports, by Teresa Lubano

How compromising is it that the majority of the African people wear secondhand clothes donated by Westerners? - Quora