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Design Wanted | The Or Foundation: driving systemic change through textile waste
August 26, 2026

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Atmos | Meet the Women Carrying The Weight of Fast Fashion
May 16, 2026

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Sourcing Journal | A Fashion ‘Zombie’ is Stalking New York City. Here’s Why.
September 13, 2024

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Teen Vogue | Liz Ricketts writes Overproduction is Ruining Creativity in Fashion. It’s Time Brands Got Honest About It.
September 12, 2024

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Atmos | Will Europe Take Responsibility For Its Waste?
June 13, 2024

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Pulitzer Center | From Merino Blend to Microplastic Monsoon: Hidden Health Hazards in Leftover Clothing
May 28, 2024

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NYTimes Wirecutter | Purging Old Clothes? Here’s How to Responsibly Donate and Repurpose Your Castoffs.
May 7, 2024

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Vogue | Everything You Need To Know About Fast Fashion
April 24, 2024

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Teen Vogue | Brandy Melville Documentary Details Racism, Misogyny, and Overconsumption in Fast Fashion
April 10, 2024

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The Guardian | ‘Its the industry’s dirty secret’: why fashion’s oversupply problem is an environmental disaster
January 18, 2024

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Dazed | Why fast fashion brands are getting a visit from a textile waste zombie
November 25, 2023

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British Vogue | Billions Of Clothes Are Produced Every Year. Why Do We Still Not Know Exactly How Many?
November 25, 2023

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Vogue Business | Upcycled Fashion Show in Ghana Offers Blueprint for the World
November 9, 2023

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Vogue Business | Cleaning up fashion’s waste is dirty work. Why is Shein the only one paying?
August 10, 2023

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CNN | Cleaning up one of the world's biggest used clothing markets
August 3, 2023

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Vogue Business | EU’s textile waste proposal overlooks fashion’s main dumping grounds
July 12, 2023

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Vogue Business | EU proposal must hold fashion brands accountable for global textile waste, advocates say
June 3, 2023

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The Guardian | Stop dumping your cast-offs on us, Ghanaian clothes traders tell EU
May 31, 2023

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Fortune | A slew of countries are asking fashion companies to pay for recycling programs as clothing waste becomes overwhelming
May 30, 2023

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Fibershed | How Fashion Companies Can Take Responsibility for Their Waste and Move Toward A Just, Circular Textile Economy
May 26, 2023

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Bloomberg | Regulators Want Fashion Brands to Pay for Their Textile Waste
May 25, 2023

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Future World | Help The Or Foundation Stop Waste Colonialism
May 24, 2023

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Le Monde | Le Ghana, poubelle de la « fast fashion » mondiale
May 20, 2023

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Teen Vogue | Our Donated Clothes Are Piling Up Around The World
April 22, 2023

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Vogue Business | The Or Foundation's research suggests the Global South could be bearing the brunt of fashion's microfiber pollution.
March 30, 2023

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Ghana Web | Mayor of Accra signs petition to push for extended fund to support markets in Accra
March 28, 2023

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Modern Ghana | The Or Foundation leads charge against waste colonialism
March 23, 2023

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Atmos | Board Member Yvette Tetteh Writes About Her Record Breaking Swim to Stop Waste Colonialism
March 16, 2023

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Business of Fashion | Should Fashion Pay for Its 'Waste Colonialism'?
February 14, 2023

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Vogue Business | The Year Fashion Finally Faced Its Social Impact
December 28, 2022

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Reporterre | Thrift store of the world - Ghana is awash in our clothes
December 1, 2022

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Atmos | Carrying Capacity - Co-Founder Liz Ricketts Writes about our Mabilgu Program and the Impact of Headcarrying
March 30, 2022

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Teen Vogue | When You Donate Clothing These Women Carry the Load
March 8, 2022

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Business Insider | How 7.5 Million Pounds Of Donated Clothes End Up At A Market In Ghana Every Week
February 9, 2022

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All The Small Things | Chloe Asaam on Fast Fashion's Waste Crisis
October 21, 2021

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Wardrobe Crisis | The Or Foundation Co-Founder and Executive Director Liz Ricketts speaks with Clare Press about Waste Colonialism, Dead White Man's Clothes and The Or Foundation's Work.
September 29, 2021

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CBS | Fast Fashion in the U.S. is Fueling an Environmental Disaster in Ghana
September 15, 2021



