Waste Framework Directive Revision: the Impacts on Textiles & the Questions Left Unanswered
After many delays, the EU Waste Framework Directive (WFD) is now close to formal adoption (expected in the autumn of 2025), and businesses in the EU food, textile and footwear sectors must prepare for a regulatory overhaul that will reshape how they think about a product’s end-of-life. The Directive brings producer accountability to the core […]
Decoding the New EU Waste Shipment Regulation
After several delays, the EU Waste Shipment Regulation (WSR) revision was finally approved, entering into force in late May. Despite the two-year window before they can start being enforced, the new rules included in this update represent a much-needed step towards more effectively addressing the local and global environmental impact of EU waste shipments. The […]
EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR): An Overview of the Final Text
Packaging has long been viewed primarily through the lenses of cost and efficiency in transportation. But times are changing. The EU is ushering in a new era with its Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), a framework aimed at reshaping how packaging is used, reused, and recycled. Adopted by the EU Parliament on April 24, […]
Interview With Compreli Part 2: Making EU Legislation Accessible for Non-EU Textile Players
The impacts of upcoming EU sustainability policy will be felt far beyond the block’s borders, but many non-EU textile organisations have no clarity about the changes on the horizon, and what they will mean for the future of their businesses. In this second part of our interview with Ramesh De Silva, co-founder of Compreli Consulting, […]
Interview With Compreli: Facing The Inconvenient Truth About Pre-consumer Textile Waste
It is well-known that the textile industry features among the highest polluting sectors on a global scale, but many of us might not be aware of how exactly it ends up producing so much waste. Our interview with Ramesh De Silva, co-founder of Compreli Consulting, sheds light on that matter, discussing the current waste reduction […]
EU EPR: What an Analysis of EPRs in France and the Netherlands Tells Us About the Proposed EU-wide Rules
The recent publication of the amendment proposal to the EU Waste Framework Directive (WFD) has once again placed the subject of textile Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes under the spotlight in Brussels. Environmentalists and industry stakeholders across the block agree that although the proposal does offer a general idea of the EU’s vision for EPRs, […]
The Gaps In the Waste Framework Directive & the Challenges of Textile Waste: An Interview with Melanie Hackler
The EU Waste Framework Directive (WFD) revision has been highly anticipated by stakeholders across the board. However, the proposal published in early July has left many with more questions than answers about the future of waste management in the EU; at least in practical terms. For the second article in our Sustainability & Waste blog […]
EU Waste Framework Directive: A Deep Dive into the 2023 Revision Proposal
Addressing the issue of waste generation and management is key to safeguarding our planet’s future and, recognising this critical need, the EU Commission developed the Waste Framework Directive (WFD), which will soon be updated. As a cornerstone of the EU’s green transition, the Waste Framework Directive is the first topic covered in our new Sustainability […]
Eunomia EPR Report Launch Event: What You Need to Know
The importance of waste management schemes, especially those focusing on highly-polluting industries such as the textile sector, cannot be overstated when it comes to advancing Europe’s green transition. As the block strives to achieve its sustainability goals, the need to address the significant environmental impacts created at the end-of-life stage of textile products support the […]
Extended Producer Responsibility: the potential and challenges to enable the circular economy in the textile industry
The European Union has been at the forefront of global environmental efforts when it comes to elaborating policies to promote more sustainable production and consumption standards. However, developing and implementing said policies is not always straightforward when twenty-seven different EU nations with unique economies and internal processes need to be encompassed. Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), […]