A proposal by France, Denmark and Sweden to restrict used clothing exports from the European Union could hurt the clothing resale industry in Kenya, which employs two million Kenyans, a representative of second-hand clothes sellers said.
The EU exported 1.4 million tonnes of used textiles in 2022, more than twice as much as in 2000 according to UN trade data. Exports to developing countries can lead to pollution when clothes that cannot be resold end up in dumps, the EU has said.
