Fashion items are one of the most returned product categories in e-commerce. In the United Kingdom (UK), the amount of online returns of fashion items produced 750,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide just in 2022. The figure did not include the emissions due to reverse transport, amounting to 350,000 metric tons of CO2 over the considered year.
Key figures on the environmental impact of online fashion returns in the United Kingdom in 2022
Characteristic
Characteristic
Emissions due to returns (in thousand metric tons of CO2)
750
Emissions due to reverse transport (In thosuand metric tons of CO2)
350
Percentage of fashion returns that are not resold
3
Percentage of returned items that cannot be resold ending up in landfill
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British Fashion Council (Institute of positive fashion). (August 21, 2023). Key figures on the environmental impact of online fashion returns in the United Kingdom in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1421851/environmental-impact-of-online-fashion-returns-united-kingdom/
British Fashion Council (Institute of positive fashion). "Key figures on the environmental impact of online fashion returns in the United Kingdom in 2022." Chart. August 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1421851/environmental-impact-of-online-fashion-returns-united-kingdom/
British Fashion Council (Institute of positive fashion). (2023). Key figures on the environmental impact of online fashion returns in the United Kingdom in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1421851/environmental-impact-of-online-fashion-returns-united-kingdom/
British Fashion Council (Institute of positive fashion). "Key Figures on The Environmental Impact of Online Fashion Returns in The United Kingdom in 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1421851/environmental-impact-of-online-fashion-returns-united-kingdom/
British Fashion Council (Institute of positive fashion), Key figures on the environmental impact of online fashion returns in the United Kingdom in 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1421851/environmental-impact-of-online-fashion-returns-united-kingdom/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Key figures on the environmental impact of online fashion returns in the United Kingdom in 2022 [Graph], British Fashion Council (Institute of positive fashion), August 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1421851/environmental-impact-of-online-fashion-returns-united-kingdom/
