This statistic illustrates the global flow of materials for clothing in 2015. During this year, of the 58 million metric tons of fiber produced for clothing, approximately 73 percent were sent to landfills or incinerated.
Flow of materials for clothing worldwide in 2015
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Ellen MacArthur Foundation. (November 28, 2017). Flow of materials for clothing worldwide in 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/790294/clothing-material-flow-worldwide/
Ellen MacArthur Foundation. "Flow of materials for clothing worldwide in 2015." Chart. November 28, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/790294/clothing-material-flow-worldwide/
Ellen MacArthur Foundation. (2017). Flow of materials for clothing worldwide in 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/790294/clothing-material-flow-worldwide/
Ellen MacArthur Foundation. "Flow of Materials for Clothing Worldwide in 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Nov 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/790294/clothing-material-flow-worldwide/
Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Flow of materials for clothing worldwide in 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/790294/clothing-material-flow-worldwide/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Flow of materials for clothing worldwide in 2015 [Graph], Ellen MacArthur Foundation, November 28, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/790294/clothing-material-flow-worldwide/