Total textile waste per person in the European Union (EU) 2016, by country
household consumption of textiles and clothing was as high as nearly 520 billion euros in 2018.
Textile waste is one of the most pressing, but perhaps not frequently talked about environmental problems faced globally. It is a direct result of the increasingly larger and short-lived consumption of textiles and clothing articles. More often than not, at the receiving end of criticism is the fast fashion industry, which relies heavily on imports, usually sourced from developing countries, and in high volumes due to even higher demands. Joint estimates from Euratex and Eurostat showed that in the EU,