RREUSE, along with 10 other NGOs and progressive business associations, urges EU lawmakers to incorporate waste prevention and local re-use as guiding principles into future EPR schemes for mandatory textile separate collection.
This joint statement points out some shortcomings of the proposal and calls for action to ensure the success of the EU-wide Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for textiles, which has been proposed as part of the revision of the Waste Framework Directive. The measure should not only ensure proper waste management practices but also address the increasing amount of textile waste in Europe from the root cause.
Policy paper
