Textile wasteis a material that is deemed unusable for its original purpose by the owner.Textile wastecan include fashion andtextileindustrywaste, created during fibre,textileand clothing production, and consumerwaste, created during consumer use and disposal
In 2014, over 16 million tons of textile waste was generated, according to the. Of this amount, 2.62 million tons were recycled,3.14 million tons were combusted for energy recovery, and 10.46 million tons were sent to the landfill. An average American throws away approximately80 poundsof used clothing per person