Estimates suggest as much as 95 percent of clothes discarded in the US could be used again—re-worn, reused or recycled—depending on the state of the textile wastes.

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Notes:

This estimate incorrectly assumes that all exported used clothing is worn.

Primary Source:

2016 - https://www.smartasn.org/SMARTASN/assets/File/resources/SMART_PressKitOnline.pdf

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