Research published by the United Nations Environment Programme in March showed that 92 million tons of textile scrap is produced globally each year. Meanwhile, Ellen MacArthur Foundation research ...

In 2015, Denmark-based nonprofit Global Fashion Agenda estimated that 92 million tons of textile waste were generated worldwide annually, and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, based in the United ...

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According to one estimate, 66 percent of post-consumer textile waste ends up in landfills, 19 percent is combusted, and just 15 percent is recycled. Moreover, since the 1960s, the country has seen a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. New Zealand-based physicist & science journalist fascinated by cities The environmental impact of all this clothing is staggering.

NAIROBI, 28th March, 2025 (WAM) – Ahead of the International Day of Zero Waste 2025, events in Nairobi, New York and across the world have shone a spotlight on waste in the fashion and textiles ...