With fast fashion, the quantity of clothes produced and thrown away has boomed. Find out more about the environmental impact and what the EU is doing about it.
Textile consumption in the EU increased from 17 kg per person in 2019 to 19 kg per person on average in 2022 — enough to fill a large suitcase with new textiles. At the same time, around 12 kg of clothing per person is dumped each year in the EU.
