“It’s just one T-shirt …”
- Millions of people said- 75%
75% of clothing is produced in developing countries..
- 0.07%
Only 0.07% of the profit on sales goes to an employee in the cotton field.
- 9%
9% of waste generated in the flat belongs to textile waste
- 25%
Cotton farming accounts for up to 25% of global insecticide consumption

- 11%
Cotton farms account for as much as 11% of global pesticide use
- 82%
2700 liters are needed to produce ONE t-shirt. This is approximately 82% of the demand for drinking water for a family of 3 each year
- 3,9%
3.9% of total waste is textile waste
- 39%
When buying clothing produced in developing countries, only 0.07% of the profit on sales goes to an employee in the cotton field.
Approx 9% of waste generated in households belongs to textile waste!
And yet it can be avoided…
3 GROUPS OF TEXTILE WASTE