It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

Mariska Boer

PRESS RELEASE / Event

1 April 2025

3 minutes

EuRIC’s Textiles event, held in Brussels on 27 March, brought together sorters, recyclers, manufacturers, retailers, policymakers, academics, and circularity experts to address the need for bridging the gap between policy and industry in the textile sector.

Systemic Change Essential to Achieve Textiles Circularity, Says EuRIC’s Event

Brussels, Belgium: EuRIC’s Textiles event, held in Brussels on 27 March, brought together sorters, recyclers, manufacturers, retailers, policymakers, academics, and circularity experts to address the need for bridging the gap between policy and industry in the textile sector. The event emphasised the need for a systemic shift towards a circular...

Recycling Crisis / EuRIC Manifesto

21 March 2025

6 minutes

To achieve a circular textiles economy by 2030, EuRIC Textiles has urged the EU to implement key measures, including Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes, ecodesign requirements, and better education through the Digital Product Passport (DPP).

EuRIC Drafts 5-Point Manifesto, Highlights Unprecedented Crisis Facing Collection and Recycling Sector

The five-point ‘EU Recyclers’ Manifesto: Increasing textiles circularity by 2030: Threading up circularity’ by EuRIC’s Textiles Branch, highlights the unprecedented crisis facing the region’s textile collection and recycling sector, worsened by rising costs, low demand, and the impact of ultra-fast fashion.

Staff Writer

PRESS RELEASE / Statement

21 February 2025

2 minutes

The revised directive introduces mandatory Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes for textiles across all EU Member States, ensuring a level playing field for all textile manufacturers, by holding producers accountable for their products throughout their lifecycle, regardless of location and including e-commerce.

EuRIC Welcomes WFD Deal but Calls for Urgent Support until EPR is in Place

Brussels, Belgium: EuRIC welcomes the provisional agreement on the targeted revision of the Waste Framework Directive (WFD), reached by the European Parliament and Council on 19 February, as it marks a significant step forward for the circular economy and textile waste management. However, urgent support is still required to address the...