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In the dump, men, women and children are looking for plastic and clothes that they can then sell. The people who work on the dump often wear no protection. It is estimated that 3,000 households make a living from this recycling.

The clothes that never die: How fast fashion is burying Africa in plastic

Rhett Ayers Butler 22 Aug 2025

As Africa pays the price for rich world’s fast fashion fix, new French bill targets brands

Elodie Toto 9 Aug 2025
Sarmi, a resident of Gupit village, Nguter district, who is a representative of residents in a class action lawsuit against PT. RUM, which caused pollution. Her house was decorated with murals in solidarity as a sign of the residents' struggle.

Central Java villages take fast fashion to the cleaners at Indonesia’s Supreme Court

T. Handoko 26 May 2025
A woman is laying leather out to dry in Bangladesh.

Fashioning a circular future for traditional and alternative leather

Sean Mowbray 6 Feb 2024
An aerial view of the 2.25 hectare timber depot at Goldfame Star Enterprises' garment factory in Kandal province, Cambodia. Credit: Andy Ball/Mongabay.

Forests in the furnace: Can fashion brands tackle illegal logging in their Cambodian supply chains?

Gerald Flynn, Andy Ball 12 Jul 2023

Blue jeans: An iconic fashion item that’s costing the planet dearly

Jenny Gonzales 17 Nov 2022

Fashions to die for: The fur trade’s role in spreading zoonotic disease

Jenny Gonzales 15 Sep 2021

Trendy, cheap, and dirty: Fashion is a top global polluter

Liz Kimbrough 23 Apr 2020

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