Textiles
EuRIC Textiles, FEAD & Decathlon urge effective EPR schemes in WFD revision
| EuRIC Textiles, FEAD & Decathlon have published a joint position paper calling for effective EPR schemes and a level playing field in the revised Waste Framework Directive (WFD) to strengthen Europe’s circular textile economy.
Fratelli Esposito to install first automatic clothing sorting line
| Esposito has signed an agreement with Picvisa for the installation of an automatic clothing sorting line by composition and color at its Marcianise plant.
Crisis in Europe’s textiles sorting and recycling sector could trigger a domino effect
| Europe’s textile sorting and recycling industry is currently experiencing an unprecedented crisis, even more significant than during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Second-hand clothes stimulating billions of dollars for economies
| Second-hand clothing (SHC) is stimulating billions of dollars in GDP contributions and supporting hundreds of thousands of green jobs across Europe and Africa, a new report from Oxford Economics reveals today.
Tearing line producing recycled fibers for mattresses in Australia
| Andritz supplied and recently commissioned a tearing line at Sealy Australia’s mattress manufacturing plant in Brisbane.
Textile traders defend African markets as industry strives for circular solutions
| The used textile market is at a ‘turning point’ and requires collaboration and innovation to deliver a truly global circular economy throughout a vibrant international supply chain.
How the fashion industry is tackling waste
| It’s estimated that around 100 billion new garments are produced globally every year, which is 10% of all greenhouse gas emissions, making the fashion industry one of the largest contributors to waste in the world.
EuRIC urges swift deal and no EPR for second-hand
| EU Environment Ministers have adopted the Council’s position on the targeted revision of the Waste Framework Directive (WFD), covering food and textile waste.
Waste Framework Directive: food waste reduction sidelined while Council agrees to textile reforms
| The Council of the EU has favoured the treatment of textile waste in its position on the Waste Framework Directive, while breaking its promise to reduce food waste, the environmental network Zero Waste Europe says.
$1.5 billion opportunity for fibre-to-fibre recycling in the US
| Fashion for Good launches the Sorting for Circularity USA report, unveiling significant findings from the project.
Most textile waste goes unsorted in Europe
| Starting next year, EU Member States must put separate collection systems in place for textiles.
Picvisa: Solutions for textile and plastic recycling
| At IFAT, Picvisa wants to show solutions for textile and plastic recycling.
Europe’s textiles sorting industry in crisis; urgent EU action needed
| The industry responsible for sorting discarded textiles for reuse and recycling is on the brink of collapse across Europe, with urgent alarms ringing from the Netherlands, Germany, and the UK.
New sorting solution for textile recycling
| At IFAT, Redwave wants to launch Redwave Tex, a new sorting solution designed specifically for the textile industry.
