UK: environmental impact of online fashion returns 2022 | Statista

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	50

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August 2023

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United Kingdom

Survey time period

March 2023

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only including privately held companies valued at 1 billion U.S. dollars or more*

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* Privately held companies are those that have not made an initial public offering (IPO).

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