Landfill: It is estimated that more than 70% of all UK reused clothing heads overseas.

Accra in Ghana imports 15M second hand garments weekly. 50% of those end up in landfill. Accra has a population of over 2M. Accra could dress each one of its inhabitants more than seven times every week. 

Microfibres and other invisible pollution: Tiny plastic particles washed off from products such as synthetic clothes contribute up to 35% of the primary plastic that is polluting our oceans

Sacrifice zones: are resource-rich lands, generally associated with minority communities that are considered dispensable and exploited for economic gain.(…) are a source of cheap labour and also indigenous design (commonly appropriated) important for style change. They also serve as markets when indigenous dress is replaced with industrially produced and finally, they are the major sites of waste disposal, including secondhand clothing.