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On average, clothing in the UK lasts for 3.3 years before it is discarded or passed on.

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2016 - https://www.wrap.org.uk/sustainable-textiles/scap/extending-clothing-life/report/measuring-active-life-of-clothing

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In the UK, around 650,000 tonnes of unwanted clothing are collected annually from different sources including brand take-back schemes.

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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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