Textile Waste – Key Facts

The U.S. generated 16.2 MT of textile waste in 2014, up from 9.5 MT in 2000, an increase of 71%. 2000 – 2014, per capita textile waste generation rose from 67 lbs/pp/yr to 102 lbs/pp/yr, while per capita generaion o fMSW fell -6%. Textiles in the MSW grew from 3.9% in 2000 to 6.2% in 2014.