Upcoming circularity regulation should focus on Europe’s textile waste

European policymakers must increase circular economy requirements and reduce exports of textile waste, Zero Waste Europe says 

Sustainability network Zero Waste Europe is urging European policymakers to take “immediate action” to better manage the growing problem of textile waste, which it describes as “staggering”. According to a ZWE report, Europe incinerates or puts into landfill more than eight megatonnes of post-consumer textile waste annually.