Textile waste prevention and circular textiles: the role of cities and regions and the potential of regional policies
The textile sector is a resource-intensive sector with significant impacts on the climate and environment and is identified as a key value chain in the EU Circular Economy Action Plan. The upcoming requirement for separate collection of textile waste in the EU, combined with implementation of EPR schemes and principles and the recent achievements in sorting and recycling technology empower regions and cities with an important role in facilitating the transition towards a more resilient, circular, and sustainable way. This hybrid session, organised by ACR+ during the Ecomondo expo, discussed challenges faced by cities and regions as well as strategies and solutions to tackle them, and how they can interact effectively with national and EU strategies.
This event took place in the framework of the CISUTAC project.
Programme
16:00-16:10 | Registration |
16:10-16:25 | Introduction. Cities and Regions at the forefront of textile waste prevention Francesco Lembo, ACR+ |
16:25-16:40 | Delivering the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles at local level Luca Menesini, Mayor of Capannori and CoR Rapporteur on the opinion on the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles |
16:40-16:55 | The Circular Fashion Pact to weave a more sustainable future in Catalunya Pilar Chiva, Director of Circular Economy Department at Agencia de Residuos de Catalunya |
16:55-17:10 | Increasing circularity and sustainability in textiles and empowering local ecosystems: CISUTAC and HEREWEAR cases Guy Buyle, Manager EU Research at CENTEXBEL |
17:10-17:25 | The UNEP West Asia Sustainable Fashion Academy Paolo Marengo, Go for SDGs Regional Coordinator at UNEP West Asia Sarah Asmar, Sustainable Lifestyle Expert at UNEP West Asia Office |
17:25-17:45 | The European & the Euro-MED Week for Waste Reduction 2022, waste is out of fashion! Serena Lisai, ACR+ and Marta Anglès Masias, MedWaves |
17:45-18:00 | Q&A and wrap-up |
Presentations
- Introduction. Cities and Regions at the forefront of textile waste prevention | Francesco Lembo, ACR+
- The Circular Fashion Pact to weave a more sustainable future in Catalunya | Pilar Chiva, Director of Circular Economy Department at Agencia de Residuos de Catalunya
- Increasing circularity and sustainability in textiles and empowering local ecosystems: CISUTAC and HEREWEAR cases | Guy Buyle, Manager EU Research at CENTEXBEL
- The UNEP West Asia Sustainable Fashion Academy | Paolo Marengo, Go for SDGs Regional Coordinator at UNEP West Asia
Sarah Asmar, Sustainable Lifestyle Expert at UNEP West Asia Office - The European Week for Waste Reduction 2022, waste is out of fashion! | Serena Lisai, ACR+
- The Euro-MED Week for Waste Reduction 2022, waste is out of fashion! | Marta Anglès Masias, MedWaves