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$500,000,000,000
$500,000,000,000 -- lost value from textile waste for global fashion industry (2026)
Every year, textile materials becoming waste before ever being sold generate over $500 billion in lost value globally.
- Estimated as 'over $500 billion'
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$500,000,000,000
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Data Vintage
2026
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B
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Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
35
Freshness
95
Source
Musthad
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Tier B
https://www.amiplastics.com/insights/musthad-raises-1m-to-accelerate-the-circular-management-of-exce… ↗
Source Article
Musthad raises €1M to accelerate the circular management of excess inventory in the fashion industry
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Musthad
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Methodology
Industry estimate cited in press release; no methodology stated
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global fashion industry: $500,000,000,000 lost value from textile waste. Source: Musthad (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/textile-waste-lost-value-500b
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/textile-waste-lost-value-500b" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>$500,000,000,000</strong> -- lost value from textile waste for global fashion industry<br><small>Source: Musthad (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/textile-waste-lost-value-500b" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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