HOW OUR CLOTHES ARE POISONING GHANA AND CHILE Fast fashion loves to sell the fantasy: cheap, trendy, disposable. What it doesn’t show you is where those clothes go when we’re “done” with them — or what it takes to make them in the first place. SPOILER: It’s devastating real people, real ecosystems and entire countries. Ghana: Drowned in our Discards Every single week , an estimated 15 million second-hand clothing items arrive in Ghana. What’s sold as “donations” has become

So there I was, being a total legend — car packed with towels and bedding, feeling all smug and self-righteous on my way to do a good deed. Off to the donation bins I go in sunny Brisbane. Except... plot twist: Every. Single. Bin. Was BURSTING. Overflowing like a discount sale at Zara.Doors jammed shut. Signs screaming: “NO MORE DONATIONS. WE’RE FULL.” ( Excuse me?? ) Apparently, the op shops are drowning in all the “barely worn, just didn’t vibe with it” stuff that we’re

WHY BUY WHEN YOU CAN GO FROCK YOURSELF ! Ladies, let’s face it — buying a $600 dress to wear once (okay, twice if you’re really pushing...