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Is it just me or does that sound extremely high? Especially for an average, meaning there are outliers to well above that figure.
Is there anything heavy that drives up those numbers that I can't think of? Or is there an industrial use that gets mixed into those numbers that you don't see as a consumer? Because I just can't imagine going through 10kg or even 19+kg of clothing per year.
Yeah it's probably including stuff that never makes it to the consumer. Like in the US, every year, they print "super bowl champion" shirts, hats, etc. for both teams, so that they can sell them immediately after the game. The other half go right to recycling or shipped to developing countries. Same with misprints or stuff that doesn't pass QC. You spend time in developing countries, and you'll notice people wearing "Kansas City Super Bowl Champions 2025" (they lost that game) or random shirts with misaligned or reversed graphics.
Which is also harmful to their community because it undercuts local production.
Sadly that sounds like a likely explanation for a big chunk of textiles that a thrown away.
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