According to the EPA, Americans produce 12 times as much clothing waste now as they did in 1960. This is largely due to the evolution of the fast fashion industry and its popularity.The fabric commonly used by fast fashion providers is likely to remain in landfills for up to 200 years. With only about one percent of all fabric waste being recycled, a striking majority is sent to landfills where they can remain for hundreds of years.“Biological treatment of waste degrades complex organic compounds into simpler compounds,” the study stated.
“If the treated waste is then landfilled, it is more stable and will degrade less within the landfill and so will generate less landfill gas than it would without prior biological treatment. Landfill gas is a mixture that includes gases with global warming potential (GWP). The more organic material that is degraded in the MBT process, the more stable the waste becomes (biostabilization).While researchers did not compare treatment methods or provide suggestions to the country, they did focus on how selected EU countries such as Britain handled MBT methods. In addition, a carbon lifecycle assessment was performed.
