Textile Waste Has Increased by 811% Since 1960

According to research conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), textile waste has increased by a massive 811% from 1960 to 2015. As reported by Retail Dive, the EPA's stats estimate that textile waste weighed in at a hefty 16 tons as of 2015 -- substantially higher than the 1.76 million tons in the '60s. The EPA's data also reveals that the majority of this waste, approximately 66%, is being dumped in landfills. More than a dozen categories were analyzed in the figures, with plasti...