Proportion of textile products destroyed

This figure shows the calculated proportion of textiles that is destroyed out of the total volume of online sales and the total volume of products put on the market (stock) based on available data. As products sold online are part of products put on the market, there is a partial overlap in the data. This is because it is unclear what proportion of the unsold products are returned products. From the available data, it can be estimated that 4-9% of all textile products put on the market are destroyed without ever being used for their intended purpose.