Plastic bottles and food wrappers hit the runway in Lagos “trashion” show

Plastic bottles, food wrappers and metal can tops are not the usual ingredients for high fashion.

But on a Lagos runway, they are being reshaped into bold and colourful outfits as part of a youth-led “Trashion Show” that’s all about art, activism and education.

The event is organised by the Greenfingers Wildlife Initiative, an environmental group founded in 2012 that runs conservation and rescue programmes across Nigeria and…