Sustainability

Closing The Loop: How EPR Policies Can Transform Textile Waste Into Opportunity

Textile Insights November 11, 2024

As the fashion industry grapples with mounting environmental concerns, the concept of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) has emerged as a cornerstone policy to address textile waste. This report, authored by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, explores how EPR can reshape the textile industry

Sustainability

EU Calls For Tougher Rules To Reduce Textiles Waste

Textile Insights March 15, 2024

At a meeting of members of the European Parliament (MEP), they called for tougher EU rules to reduce textiles waste. MEPs adopted their first reading position on the proposed revision of the Waste Framework with 514 votes in favour, 20 against and 91 abstentions. They proposed higher binding waste reduction targets to be met at […]

Industry

MoU To Promote Upcycled Products Made From Textiles Waste

Textile Insights March 1, 2024

A tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed at the just concluded Bharat Tex 2024 for the promotion of upcycled products made from textiles waste and scrap. The MoU was signed by the Textiles Committee, Government e Marketplace (GeM), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE), Department of Public Enterprises.

Sustainability

Swiss Textile Recycling Ecosystem Launched To Pioneer Circular Economy

January 21, 2024

The Swiss Textile Recycling Ecosystem has been officially launched, uniting key players from the entire textile value chain to foster a circular economy. At the core of this initiative is an innovative recycling technology developed by Worn Again Technologies (WAT), based in the UK. WAT, which recently announced plans to construct a demonstration plant near […]

Corporates

Andritz Sets Up New Textile Recycling Line In Italy

December 10, 2023

Andritz recently started up a new textile recycling line at Sfilacciatura Negro’s plant in Biella, Italy. Designed for processing post-consumer textile waste with automatic removal of hard parts, the tearing line supports the company’s expansion into new recycling segments. In view of the growing demand for sustainable fibres in the re-spinning and nonwoven industries,

Sustainability

Fashion For Good Toolkit To Manage Indian Textile Waste

Textile Insights December 4, 2023

Leveraging insights from Wealth in Waste, Fashion for Good has released a toolkit designed to revitalise textile waste in India. A conference on ‘Sorting for Circularity India’ was held in New Delhi on December 1-2, hosted in collaboration with Laudes Foundation, IDH, Canopy, and Reverse Resources. The event marks the launch of ‘Re-START’, a textile […]

Sustainability

Consortium Aims To Recycle 50% Italian Textile Waste By 2035

Textile Insights November 29, 2023

The European Recycling Platform (ERP) has established the ERP Italia Textile Consortium, which aims to achieve a remarkable 50 percent recycling rate for textile waste in Italy by 2035. ERP said it recognises the urgent need to address the growing issue of textile waste and with Italy projected to experience a massive 63 percent textile […]

Sustainability

New EU Rules Make Producers Liable For Circularity In Textiles

Textile Insights July 6, 2023

The European Commission is proposing rules to make producers responsible for the full lifecycle of textile products and to support the sustainable management of textile waste across the EU. This initiative will accelerate the development of the separate collection, sorting, reuse and recycling sector for textiles in the EU, in line with the EU Strategy […]

Sustainability

Avery Dennison & TEXAID To Tackle Textile Waste Challenge

Textile Insights July 3, 2023

Avery Dennison has joined forces with TEXAID, a European company specialising in recycling of used textiles, to address challenges of textile waste management ahead of incoming regulatory changes in the European Union. In a press release, Avery Dennison said a key aspect of this collaboration is the integration of cutting-edge technologies. As a provider of […]

Sustainability

EU Textile Waste Rules To Be In Place By 2028

Textile Insights June 28, 2023

All regulations mandating European garment and fashion brands to manufacture garments in a better sustainable process will be implemented by 2028. “The fashion industry has in a manner got away by not implementing regulations, so it’s now time to react,” EU Environment Commissioner, Virginijus Sinkevičius said at the Global Fashion Summit. After food, housing and