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Thousands of bales of cheap, poor-quality secondhand clothing arrive on boats docking on Africa’s extensive 26,000-kilometer-long coastline.

DUBAI, Dec 10 (IPS) - Thousands of bales of cheap, poor-quality secondhand clothing arrive on boats and ships docking on Africa’s extensive 26,000-kilometer-long coastline, dotted with at least 100 ports and harbors. From Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Uganda, and Kenya, Africa’s ecosystems are chocking with cheap, air-polluting, and emissions-producing low-quality clothing as they often contain plastic-based fibers.

Biomaterials firm Biofluff raised $2.5 million to scale production of its plant-based fur and enter the luxury market with the Savian textile brand.