Up to a third of clothes donated in the US - the world's biggest exporter of used clothing - ends up for sale in markets in the developing world. Photos: 123rf.com
Clothes recycling is the pressure-release valve of fast fashion, and it's being disrupted under Covid-19 curbs.
In this pandemic exporters are finding it challenging, as are traders and customers in often poorer nations from Africa to Eastern Europe and Latin America who rely on a steady supply of used clothes.
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