This regulation aims to make products more durable, reusable, upgradable, reparable, recyclable, and easier to maintain. It targets a range of products including textiles and footwear and intermediate products.
EuRIC, the voice of Europe’s recycling industries, welcomes the agreement, which incorporated most of the recycling industries’ main points, such as the compliance of online marketplaces with EU legislation, the requirement for transparency in reporting the destruction of unsold goods, and the introduction of the “Digital Product Passport”.
However, we regret the fact that the imposed direct ban on the destruction of unsold textiles and footwear fails to consider the role of recycling. Ending the take-make-waste cycle (linear economy model) is a significant step towards circularity but is impossible without recycling operations. To equate recycling…
