RISK AND BENEFITS OF SECONDHAND GOODS IN GHANA-ACCRA

However, the used of secondhand goods has a lot of risks and benefits. According to the Ghana standard board, use pants, and other secondhand goods like handkerchiefs and mattresses are unhygienic and could poses a health hazard. Market traders in Ghana will be banned from selling second-hand underwear from next February, trade regulators say,

Some of the used items sometimes look stained and dirty and could cause a lot of sickness to a person who does not wash them before used. Meanwhile, it is also helpful and economical to our society because it enables those who do not have money for the brand new ones to purchase some of the used items. It also offers a lot of trading activity to many people in the society who do not have any other job to do. And also it serves a source of income to cater for one’s family.