Textile EPR six months on: US compliance starts amid lawsuits & scaled-back ambitions

At the start of the year, it seemed like textile Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for producers across the United States was just a policy on the horizon. Six months on, the framework, which makes manufacturers and importers responsible for textiles from production through end of life, is reshaping obligations for fashion companies on both sides of the Atlantic. In the US, producers are already contesting it in court.