Reprinted from: WWD International Times In 2000, EU exports of obsolete textiles were more than 55 million tons; in 2019, they increased to 1.7 million tons, equivalent to 8.4 pounds of textile wastes per year. A comparison of the per capita consumption of approximately 15 pounds of textiles per year in the European Union indicates that more than half of the textiles are exported to Asia and Africa for precipitation recovery or for landfills. The report of the European Environment Agency (EEA...