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Reducing textile waste through art, research & education
Each piece of clothing in the Aftermath sculpture represents 30.8 million pounds of clothes...
Together the 1,105 pieces of clothing in the sculpture represent the 34 billion pounds of textile waste that were generated in the U.S. in 2018.
Where does textile waste go?
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66%
of textile waste is sent to landfills in the U.S.
19%
of textile waste is sent to incinerators in the U.S.
15%
of textile waste is recycled in the U.S. or sent abroad
Where does textile waste go?
66%
of textile waste is sent to landfills in the U.S.
19%
of textile waste is sent to incinerators in the U.S.
15%
of textile waste is recycled in the U.S. or sent abroad
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