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EPA: Facts and Figures about Materials, Waste and Recycling

The Unites States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) measures the generation, recycling, composting, combustion with energy recovery and landfilling of textile material in Municipal Solid Waste (MSW).

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2018

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EPA estimated that 17 million tons of textiles were generated in 2018. This figure represents 5.8% of total municipal solid waste generation that year.

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EPA estimated that the recycling rate for textiles in clothing and footwear was 13% in 2018.

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11.3 million tons of MSW textiles ended up in landfill in 2018 in the U.S. 3.2 million tons were combusted.

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