Textile Circularity in Europe: 19 kg Consumption and the Waste Gap

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European textile consumption reached an estimated 19 kilograms per resident in 2022, while textile waste reached about 16 kilograms per resident. This episode explains the figures, the household collection gap and why sustainability claims need precise evidence.

Read the source-led Lunarness textile circularity statistics: https://lunarness.com/pages/fashion-statistics-observatory and review the machine-readable release. The citable version is available through the Lunarness dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22131190.

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