This article is part of our ‘(Re)Made in Ghana’ series, which explores what one of the world’s largest circular fashion ecosystems 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 .

It’s 5am on a Wednesday in mid-October, and the sun is already blazing hot. I’m standing in the beating heart of Kantamanto Market, one of the world’s largest resale and upcycling ecosystems. Music blasts, sewing machines hum, and the haggling begins as retailers open fresh bales of used clothing, the majority of which is imported from the Global North.

Each week, Kantamanto Market receives around 15 million items of used clothing, which its 30,000 traders work tirelessly — and ingeniously — to keep in circulation.

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