This statistic shows what consumers did with old or damaged clothing worldwide in 2018. In 2018, 39 percent of respondents stated that they disposed of their old or damaged clothing. In comparison, eight percent of respondents chose to resell their old or damaged clothing items.
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KPMG. (January 14, 2019). What do you do with old or damaged clothes? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1010162/methods-consumers-use-to-get-rid-of-old-or-damaged-clothes-worldwide/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
KPMG. "What do you do with old or damaged clothes?." Chart. January 14, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1010162/methods-consumers-use-to-get-rid-of-old-or-damaged-clothes-worldwide/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
KPMG. (2019). What do you do with old or damaged clothes?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1010162/methods-consumers-use-to-get-rid-of-old-or-damaged-clothes-worldwide/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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