Keep Your Clothes Out Of The Landfill: What To Do With Unwanted Clothing And Other Textiles

 

In the United States, about 85% of our clothing and textiles are disposed of as trash and end up in landfills, while only 15% are donated or recycled. In the past 20 years, the amount of unwanted clothing Americans throw away each year has doubled from 7 million to 14 million tons, or a startling 80 pounds per person. Despite the fact that clothing and other textiles are reused and recycled at low rates, nearly 95% of these materials are suitable for reuse and recycling. Read More at https://www.swagcycle.net/keep-your-clothes-out-of-the-landfill-what-to-do-with-unwanted-clothing-and-other-textiles/