Textile Waste

Take a look at a recent study from the Environmental Protection Agency. They have found that textile waste is up over 800-percent since 1960.

Between 1960 and 2015, the agency has estimated that textile waste had grown by a staggering 811-percent, reports Supply Chain Dive. Over that time, the amount of textile waste has risen from 1.7 million tons at the beginning of the study to 16 million tons by its end, a more than nine-time increase. And approximately two-thirds of that waste is being dumped directly into landfills.