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Extended producer responsibility for textiles: ‘don't miss out’

Do you import textiles to sell in the Netherlands? Or do you actually sell textiles from the Netherlands to other EU countries? Then it is important to think about the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for textiles, as you will most likely have to deal with this. In short, extended producer responsibility for textiles means that the party...

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Extended Producer Responsibility isn’t enough to tackle global ‘fashion waste mountain’. Here's why

The Netherlands will be the second European country to launch an EPR for textiles - but will the policy end waste colonialism? Textile waste is one of the world’s fastest-growing waste streams: according to the Clean Clothes Campaign, globally, upwards of 100 billion garments are produced each year, a huge portion of which don’t even reach...