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In 2020, Ghana was the largest importer of second hand clothing globally, with more than $180 million dollars worth of imports - a trend fuelled by the explosion of the fast fashion industry.

The drawback is that cheap second hand clothes can be harmful to local textile industries. But at this week's global fashion summit in Copenhagen, it was none other than Chinese fast fashion giant Shein, who pledged $15m, to tackle the problem in Ghana through an EPR programme - which means 'Extended Producer Responsibility'.

The announcement has been met with a mixed response, some calling it trailblazing, and others greenwashing.

Newsday's Laurie Kalus spoke to Liz Ricketts, director of the Or Foundation, a non-profit organisation working alongside Shein, and she began by explaining the problem they want to fix.

(Photo: A woman worker packs socks in a factory in Funan county in Anhui province, China on the 1st of March, 2022. Credit: An Ming/Future Publishing via Getty Images)