9th September 2025 European Parliament announced that producers to cover costs of collecting, sorting and recycling waste textiles
Producers that make textiles available in the EU will have to cover the costs of their collection, sorting and recycling, through new producer responsibility (EPR) schemes to be set up by each member state, within 30 months of the directive’s entry into force. These provisions will apply to all producers, including those using e-commerce tools and irrespective of whether they are established in an EU country or outside the Union. Micro-enterprises will have an extra year to comply with the EPR requirements.
The new rules will cover products such as clothing and accessories, hats, footwear, blankets, bed and kitchen linen, and curtains. On Parliament’s initiative, EU countries may also set up EPR schemes for mattress producers.
Member states should also address ultra-fast fashion and fast fashion practices when deciding on financial contributions to the EPR schemes.
EU countries will have 20 months following its entry into force to transpose the rules into national legislation.
Background
In July 2023, the Commission proposed a revision of the EU rules on waste, targeted at textile waste. Every year 12.6 million tonnes of textile waste are generated in the EU. Clothing and footwear account for 5.2 million tonnes of waste, equivalent to 12 kg of waste per person every year. It is estimated that less than 1% of all textiles worldwide are recycled into new products
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