Textile waste is a problem for the environment as the UK produces 206,456 tonnes of textile waste per year - the equivalent of 3.1kg per person. Of that total, only 0.7kg is recycled or reused, with the rest either incinerated (0.8kg) or sent to landfill (1.7kg), where it can take over 200 years for textiles to partly decompose (some elements, such as polyester, never truly break down). Since 2000, clothes production has more than doubled worldwide as people switch to disposable fashion. The UK buys more clothes per person than any other European country, according to UK Environmental Audit Committee. As a result, in 2017, the fashion industry was responsible for 10% of all greenhouse gas emissions, and if it continues on its current trajectory as the world attempts to limit global warming to just 2°C, it could grow to as much as 26% of all emissions by 2050 if left unchecked, according to an Ellen MacArthur Foundation report.