European textile manufacturers have called for a €10 handling fee on fashion imports as the industry steps up pressure on the European Union to curb the influx of ultra-cheap products, particularly from China. Euratex, the federation representing European textile and clothing associations, said
Sweden’s recycling centres are overflowing with discarded clothing following the European Union’s ban on throwing away textiles, with municipalities calling on fast fashion giants to shoulder responsibility for the mounting waste. “It’s a huge amount coming in every day. It’s been crazy,” said Brian Kelly, secretary general of the Artikel2 charity shop in Stockholm, where
The European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC) Textiles Branch has released its “EU Recyclers’ Manifesto: Increasing textiles circularity by 2030”, outlining five key policy recommendations to accelerate circularity in the textile sector. With each EU citizen generating approximately 16 kg of textile waste annually, but only 4.4 kg being separately collected for














