09/11/2026
Sadly, 2018 remains the most recent year with complete, official EPA data on furniture waste.
Over 12 million tons of furniture were thrown away and the problem is only growing. The wildest part? Only 0.3% of discarded furniture actually gets recycled. The rest (over 80%) sits in landfills. We can’t just throw our spaces “away.”
Everyone talks about fast fashion and no one talks about fashion furniture. Why?