Textile Emergency Action Plan needed quickly - Emergency funding to prevent the collapse of textile collection, sorting, reuse and recycling in the EU

On 18 November 2024, ACR+ joined RREUSE and Zero Waste Europe to publish an open letter calling on EU and national policy makers to take urgent action to prevent the collapse of the used textile value chain.

In less than two months, separate textile waste collection will become mandatory in the EU. This new requirement will place additional pressure on the sector, which has already been struggling with the market saturation created by the fast fashion industry and the increase in operational costs. This looming crisis threatens to derail the EU’s circular economy goals, with devastating consequences for the environment, jobs, and social enterprises that play a vital role in textile reuse and recycling.