About what share of used clothes are recycled into new clothes?
Answer1%
In the EU, about 12 kg of clothing per person is thrown away each year.
Source: European Parliament, The impact of textile production and waste (2022) europarl.europa.eu
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6 sourced facts about fashion and clothing, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
The basics
How much did the average U.S. household spend on apparel and services in 2024?
Answer$2,001
That's out of average total spending of $78,535 per household (consumer unit).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditures 2024 (2024) bls.gov
Going deeper
How many kilograms of textiles did the average EU resident consume in 2022?
Answer19 kg per person
Those textile purchases generated roughly 355 kg of CO2 emissions per person.
Source: European Parliament, The impact of textile production and waste (2022) europarl.europa.eu
What was the U.S. recycling rate for textiles in 2018?
Answer14.7%
Landfills received 11.3 million tons of textiles that year, far more than the 2.5 million tons recycled.
Source: U.S. EPA, Textiles: Material-Specific Data (2018) epa.gov
Expert level
Textile production is estimated to cause about what share of global clean water pollution?
Answerabout 20%
Most of that pollution comes from the dyeing process.
Source: European Parliament, The impact of textile production and waste (2020) europarl.europa.eu
How many microplastic fibres can a single laundry load of polyester clothes release?
Answer700,000 fibres
Synthetic fabrics like polyester shed tiny plastic fibres when they're washed.
Source: European Parliament, The impact of textile production and waste (2020) europarl.europa.eu
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