Nearly three-fifths of all clothing produced ends up in incinerators or landfills within a year of being made.

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Notes:

MKinsey has since changed this to "within years". See https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2020/1/27/21080107/fashion-environment-facts-statistics-impact for more.

Primary Source:

2016 - McKinsey & Company, Style that's sustainable: A new fast-fashion formula (2016)

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