Pakistan’s booming secondhand clothing industry raises environmental concerns

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The country lacks the infrastructure to manage and dispose of its mounting rubbish, including an estimated 270,000 metric tonnes of textile waste it produces each year. KARACHI: Growing poverty levels and soaring inflation have pushed millions of Pakistanis to rely on secondhand garments, transforming the country’s used-clothing market into a billion-dollar industry. But with it comes a mounting environmental cost. Every day, truckloads of used garments from the European Union, the United

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Pakistan’s booming secondhand clothing industry raises environmental concerns https://www.channelnewsasia.com/ - 20.11.2025 06:20
Pakistan’s booming secondhand clothing industry raises environmental concerns https://www.channelnewsasia.com - 20.11.2025 06:20