Did you know? *
Fast Fashion and the Environment: Americans throw away 14 million tons of clothing each year—a figure that’s doubled in the last 20 years.
According to data from the EPA, 17 million tons of textile waste ended up in landfills in 2018 (5.8 percent of the total municipal solid waste generation that year).
It takes 2,700 liters of water to make one cotton shirt (World Resources Institute).
Textiles can take up to 200+ years to decompose. (See the Decomposition Clock for other items frequently sent to landfills.)
* Source: RoadRunner Recycling
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