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MWITA-FB-2026-010 · Evidence A · P1

Japan's environment ministry estimated that of household clothing relinquished in 2025, 35% was reused including exports, 7% recycled and 58% incinerated, landfilled or otherwise disposed.

What this does not establish

Reuse is not necessarily domestic circularity, fiber-to-fiber recycling, avoided production or net environmental benefit.

Counterevidence & uncertainty

Exported secondhand clothing can shift burdens to destination markets.

What would change the reading

Update with destination tracking, fiber-to-fiber share and lifecycle avoided-impact estimates.

Primary routes

  1. FB-S007https://www.env.go.jp/policy/sustainable_fashion/about/Open source record →

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