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Western shame on show! – Huge billboards with second-hand clothes highlight textile ‘dumping ground’ (opens in new tab)

Article by Viory In Accra, billboards are being repurposed to expose the scale of second-hand clothing waste, amid rising concerns that Africa is being used as a dumping ground for discarded textiles from Europe and the United States. Emmanuel Aggrey Tieku, the multidisciplinary artist and civil engineer, behind the project, said it’s designed to confront […] The post Western shame on show! – Huge billboards with second-hand clothes highlight textile ‘dumping ground’ appeared first on Wake Up...

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