Circular Threads: How EPR Will Transform Europe’s Textile Industry
by Catherine Alford at 15:20 in Circular Economy, Emerging, Environmental under Environmental

On 16 October 2025, Directive (EU) 2025/1892 amending Directive 2008/98/EC on Waste entered into force. The targeted revision of the Waste Framework Directive mandates the creation of EPR for textile and footwear products across EU Member States. The scope of EPR includes textile products, articles of apparel and clothing accessories for household or oth...
Incoming: Textile EPR reporting
by Jennifer Brook at 17:30 in Circular Economy, Content, Environmental under Environmental
No longer a distant missile, textile reporting has already landed in several European countries, and is continuing to spread across the EU.A previous Lorax blog on textiles from 2021 stated that the EU Waste Framework Directive currently only requires member states to set up separate collection for textiles by 1 January 2025. More is needed to put this i...



