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85%
85% -- textile waste to landfill share for global fashion industry (2026)
Around 85% of all textiles produced by the fashion industry end up in landfills.
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85%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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B
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50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
60
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
the-philosophers-shirt.com
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global fashion industry: 85% textile waste to landfill share. Source: the-philosophers-shirt.com (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/fashion-textiles-landfill-85pct
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