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> They are counting all textile waste in the country. Not just fashion related, not just clothing, and not restricted to consumer goods. I can believe that con
by mrpopo 7y ago
> They are counting all textile waste in the country. Not just fashion related, not just clothing, and not restricted to consumer goods.
I can believe that consumer clothing wouldn't make up a majority, but I really want a breakdown of that textile waste now, instead of the NYT or cwkoss's ready-to-eat opinions.
Edit: here is the EPA's study
The main source of textiles in municipal solid waste (MSW) is discarded clothing, although other smaller sources include furniture, carpets, tires, footwear, and other nondurable goods such as sheets and towels.
https://www.epa.gov/facts-and-figures-about-materials-waste-and-recycling/textiles-material-specific-data https://www.epa.gov/facts-and-figures-about-materials-waste-...
- fuzz4lyfe 7y agoYour source continues... EPA estimates that the generation of clothing and footwear was 11.9 million tons in 2015 (4.5 percent of total MSW) If 4.5% in the majority, they have too many categories.
- dredmorbius 7y agoThere are two different denominators here. The first is that clothing is the majority of textile waste. The second is that textiles are 4.5% of all MSW. Which means that clothing is >2.25% of all MSW.