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"The U.S. throws away up to 11.3 million tons of textile waste each year—around 2,150 pieces of clothing each second."
Source: Dottle, Rachael, and Jackie Gu. “The Global Glut of Clothing Is an Environmental Crisis.” Www.bloomberg.com, 23 Feb. 2022, www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2022-fashion-industry-environmental-impact/.
Thrifting is an important form of recycling and keeps clothes out of landfills. This method is called textile recycling, which is the process of recovering fiber, yarn, or fabric and reprocessing the textile material into useful products. Textile waste products are gathered from different sources and are then sorted and processed depending on their condition, composition, and resale value.
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