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That 75lbs number... I'm skeptical. I don't buy anywhere near that much clothing. Assuming there are perhaps 20% similar people to me who buy very few items o
by x0x0 7y ago
That 75lbs number... I'm skeptical.
I don't buy anywhere near that much clothing. Assuming there are perhaps 20% similar people to me who buy very few items of clothing each year and pretty much throw away a handful of pairs of worn-out shoes and torn socks per year, then the rest of the US has to be averaging 91 pounds per year.
That feels very high.
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- cwkoss 7y ago"In 2015, the last year for which the Environmental Protection Agency has data, the United States generated 11.9 million tons — or about 75 pounds per person — of textile waste, most of which ended up in landfills." That figure is not limited to consumer clothing. This article is NYT recasting the repercussions of bad industrial practices as something that customers should feel guilty about, when they are actually responsible for only a small proportion.