According to data on waste generation in the European Union (EU) countries, Belgium had the highest recycled textile waste production per capita in 2016, with an average of 1.5 kilograms. Belgium ranked among the leading five textile polluters in the EU. Italy, which had the highest quantity of total yearly textile waste in the EU in 2016, recycled less than a kilogram of textile waste per person on average.
Textile waste is considered non-hazardous, yet waste produced by textile and fashion industry poses serious environmental concerns. Discarded textiles and clothing can be processed to be reused and recycled. In most other cases, textile waste is sent to landfill.
Yearly total quantity of recycled textile waste per person in the European Union (EU) in 2016, by country
(in kilograms)
The source calculated the totals by multiplying the annual textile waste per capita by 10 percent, which is the average European percentage of textile waste which is recycled, taken from a 2014 study. It is important to note the countries' individual textile recycling rates were not used, so figures may vary.
Textile waste per capita was calculated by dividing the total textile waste per country by its respective population.
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Labfresh. (January 17, 2020). Yearly total quantity of recycled textile waste per person in the European Union (EU) in 2016, by country (in kilograms) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090702/recycled-textile-waste-in-the-european-union-per-person/
Labfresh. "Yearly total quantity of recycled textile waste per person in the European Union (EU) in 2016, by country (in kilograms)." Chart. January 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090702/recycled-textile-waste-in-the-european-union-per-person/
Labfresh. (2020). Yearly total quantity of recycled textile waste per person in the European Union (EU) in 2016, by country (in kilograms). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090702/recycled-textile-waste-in-the-european-union-per-person/
Labfresh. "Yearly Total Quantity of Recycled Textile Waste per Person in The European Union (Eu) in 2016, by Country (in Kilograms)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090702/recycled-textile-waste-in-the-european-union-per-person/
Labfresh, Yearly total quantity of recycled textile waste per person in the European Union (EU) in 2016, by country (in kilograms) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090702/recycled-textile-waste-in-the-european-union-per-person/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Yearly total quantity of recycled textile waste per person in the European Union (EU) in 2016, by country (in kilograms) [Graph], Labfresh, January 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090702/recycled-textile-waste-in-the-european-union-per-person/
