This article is part of our ‘(Re)Made in Ghana’ series, which explores what one of the world’s largest circular fashion ecosystems – Kantamanto Market – can teach us about the future of fashion. Read our series on ‘Made in Italy’ here , ‘Made in India’ here , and ‘Made in the UK’ here .

Each week, up to 15 million used garments pass through Kantamanto Market in Ghana, most of them imported from the Global North and many ending up as waste — clogging the lagoon, washing up on the beach, or spontaneously combusting underfoot in the local dumpsite. In this context, repurposing, upcycling and recycling are more than just buzzwords, they are critical lifelines to deal with a crisis that the local population did nothing to create. These are the innovators pushing circular fashion

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