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| 2014 || || || "More than 15 million tons of used textile waste is generated each year in In the United States, and the amount has doubled over the last 20 years. In 2014, over 16 million tons of textile waste was generated, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Of this amount, 2.62 million tons were recycled, 3.14 million tons were combusted for energy recovery, and 10.46 million tons were sent to the landfill. An an average American person throws away approximately 80 pounds of used clothing per person per year. On average, nationally, it costs cities US$45 per ton to dispose of old clothing. Synthetic clothing may take hundreds of years to decompose."<ref name="Textile and Garment Recycling Facts and Figures">{{cite web |title=Textile and Garment Recycling Facts and Figures |url=https://www.thebalancesmb.com/textile-recycling-facts-and-figures-2878122 |website=thebalancesmb.comd |accessdate=4 February 2020}}</ref> || {{w|United States}}
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| 2014 || || Statistics || A {{w|National Geographic}} study indicates that more than 30% of the {{w|food}} in the United States, valued at $162 billion annually, isn't eaten.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/10/141013-food-waste-national-security-environment-science-ngfood/|title=One-Third of Food Is Lost or Wasted: What Can Be Done|date=2014-10-13|website=news.nationalgeographic.com|accessdate=13 August 2017}}</ref> || {{w|United States}}
