SHC Industry Resources
Garson & Shaw's Resources
2025
Secondhand Clothing Imports from the United States to Guatemala: A Study of trade, distribution, and local impact.
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2024
Promoting the Circular Textile Industry: A call for strategic policy action in the Americas.
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Additional Reports
Value Chain of the SHC Industry
This report aims to quantify the socioeconomic impacts of the SHC industry. More specifically, it analyses the socioeconomic impact of the SHC industry in the European Union and the United Kingdom (EU27+), as well as in three selected African countries: Ghana, Kenya, and Mozambique.
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California Textiles EPR Study
The economic and environmental benefits of successful diversion are significant. With an estimated 85 jobs supported per 10,000 tons of textiles reuse, diverting 10% of current disposed textile tonnage would support over 1,000 jobs and diverting 24% would
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Used textiles at Kantamanto market
The purpose of this document is to provide insights and an enhanced understanding regarding the handling of used textiles in the vicinity of the Kantamanto market in Accra, Ghana.
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An evaluation of the socio-economic and environmental impact of the second-hand clothes trade in Ghana
The second-hand clothing (SHC) trade in Ghana serves as a cornerstone of the nation’s retail landscape, deeply ingrained in its cultural and economic fabric. A vast majority of Ghanaians consume SHC, at least 95% of the population.
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Job Creation in Africa’s Second-hand Clothing Sector
This research demonstrates that the second-hand clothing (SHC)
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The State of Second-Hand Clothes and Footwear Tradein Kenya
Kenya is one of the largest importers of second-hand
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The global production networks of the second-hand clothing industry: Impact on Africa
The purpose of this report is to assess the strategic importance of
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recommendations for the development of the second-hand clothing sector for the future.