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Upon entering a large secondhand store, I'm immediately struck by the volume of used clothing. A sea of garments greets you, rack after rack. I'm there to find a cute used flower pot. You know the old saying, "One woman's trash is another woman's treasure."

Throughout Africa, the supply of secondhand clothing from Western countries far outpaces the demand, and the trade's environmental hazards extend into river, ocean, urban and forest ecosystems across the continent.