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80% -- unsold tour merch landfill rate for unsold tour merchandise apparel (2025)
There is an 80%+ chance that unsold tour merchandise apparel ends up in a landfill.
- Estimated as '80%+' chance
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80%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
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B
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50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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everywhereapparel.com
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Tier C
https://everywhereapparel.com/blogs/learn/how-circular-systems-create-sustainable-merch ↗
Source Article
How Everywhere Puts Sustainable Artist Merch Within Reach
The music industry needs eco-conscious merch
Musicians and promoters are refining sustainability efforts in the wake of recent reports detailing massive carbon emissions and waste generated by tours and festivals (1).
Most of the industry’s sustainability strategies being developed focus on obvious …
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everywhereapparel.com
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unsold tour merchandise apparel: 80% unsold tour merch landfill rate. Source: everywhereapparel.com (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/unsold-merch-landfill-80-percent
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/unsold-merch-landfill-80-percent" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>80%</strong> -- unsold tour merch landfill rate for unsold tour merchandise apparel<br><small>Source: everywhereapparel.com (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/unsold-merch-landfill-80-percent" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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