In this bonus episode of Fashion, Really?, we’re looking at where wasted fashion goes, and the fashion industry’s dirty global secret of waste colonialism. Our guest, Sammy Oteng, is a designer based in Accra, Ghana, working as Senior Community Engagement Manager at the OR Foundation. He joins us for a powerful conversation about where our clothes really go when we’re done with them. Spoiler: It’s not all thrift shops and upcycling. Sammy walks us through both the creative ingenuity and the harsh social and environmental realities of Kantamanto Market in Accra, one of the largest secondhand clothing markets in the world. We're talking mountains of discarded clothes, environmental fallout, and a system stacked against the very communities forced to clean up the Global North’s mess. Amongst the dark there is also light: Sammy shares how Ghanaian creatives, traders, and tailors are innovating: reclaiming and reimagining waste into something new. We also unpack extended producer responsibility (EPR), and why it might be one of the few policy tools with real teeth to solve this problem. It’s an episode about power, justice, and what it means to take responsibility for fashion’s footprint.   00:00 Introduction to Sammy Oteng and The OR Foundation 00:59 Defining waste colonialism 02:05 Impact of waste colonialism in Ghana 06:53 Kantamanto Market: a model of sustainability 12:05 Challenges and Innovations in fashion design 19:48 Consumer responsibility and education 26:32 Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) 38:40 Final thoughts and call to action   Actions you can take: Speak Volumes campaign by The OR Foundation Sign our total ethics fashion manifesto Try the rule of 5 challenge   More resources: Learn more with the OR Foundation and support their work CFJ’s page on mass consumerism and its impact Read: Consumed: The Need for Collective Change, by Aja Barber Read: Total Ethics Fashion, by Emma Hakansson   Follow: Sammy’s design Instagram OR Foundation