We need Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) policy for textiles

We need Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) policy for textiles

What is EPR and why do we need it?

To establish separate textile collection systems at scale, dedicated, ongoing and sufficient funding is needed to cover the net cost associated with managing all discarded textiles, not just the fraction with high reuse value. EPR is a crucial policy mechanism to deliver such funding.

EPR policy places responsibility on producers for the collection, sorting and recirculation of their products when these are discarded by citizens. If designed well, EPR policy significantly improves the cost-revenue dynamics for separate collection, sorting, reuse, repair and recycling of discarded textiles. EPR also delivers transparency and traceability on global material flows, and it helps to attract capital investments in the infrastructure needed to reuse and recycle at scale.

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