Source: www.fibre2fashion.com
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in the European Parliament's Environment Committee have adopted recommendations to promote circular, sustainable, and socially just production of textiles in the EU. The recommendations aim to put an end to the fast fashion industry, characterised by high volumes of lower quality garments at low prices.
The MEPs called for tougher rules that ensure textile products sold in the EU are durable, easy to reuse, repair and recycle, made of recycled fibres, and free of hazardous substances. They emphasised that textiles should be produced with respect for human, social and labour rights, the environment, and animal welfare throughout their supply chain, the European Parliament said in a press release.
The Waste Framework Directive should be revised to include specific targets for textile waste prevention, collection, reuse and recycling, as well as the phase-out of landfilling textiles. Other recommendations include an explicit ban on the destruction of unsold and returned textile goods, putting an end to greenwashing practices, ensuring fair and ethical trade practices, and minimising the release of microplastics and microfibers into the environment, the release added.
The report was adopted with 68 votes in favour, none against, and one abstention. The recommendations are expected to be adopted in plenary before the summer.
