The European Commission has launched a new infringement procedure against Lithuania for failing to properly transpose the EU’s Waste Framework Directive into national law.

A proposal linked to the European Commission’s Environmental Omnibus initiative has triggered concerns among recycling industry representatives about the future enforcement of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) rules.

The EU ban on destroying unsold clothing is intended to reduce textile waste. But with recycling capacity still limited and reuse markets under pressure, the policy raises new questions about where surplus garments will go.

Circulose will restart commercial textile-to-textile recycling in Sweden in late 2026. The move tests a demand-linked production model in a European market shaped by evolving EU textile policy and infrastructure constraints.

After mandatory separate textile collection entered into force across the EU, RREUSE warns that collectors and sorters face rising volumes, weak material quality and delayed EPR financing.

A coalition of European industry organisations, including EURATEX, Landbell Group and the Global Fashion Agenda, has issued a joint statement raising concerns over a growing shift in some EU Member States toward state-run Producer Responsibility Organisations (PROs) within new and emerging Extended Producer Responsibility schemes.

A new U.S.–El Salvador trade agreement has clarified that used clothing shipped from the United States can qualify for preferential treatment under CAFTA-DR

Industry associations EuRIC and FEAD have jointly called for immediate support measures for the EU’s post-consumer textiles sector while Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes are phased in under the revised Waste Framework Directive. Though the planned EPR regime is expected to shift management costs to producers, its long implementation timeline means collection, sorting and recycling operations face severe financial strain today. The groups propose temporary fundin