BRUSSELS - The European Waste Management Association (FEAD) has announced its "strong support" for the European Union's (EU) Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles, which was announced at the end of last month.
FEAD says that it supports the introduction of policies such as binding product specific ecodesign requirements to increase durability, reusability, repairability, fibre-to-fibre recyclability and the introduction of mandatory recycled fibre content.
It also called for "significant efforts" in research and innovation in textile recycling, especially fibre-to-fibre recycling, within the next few years. It expects mandatory requirements on recycled content will trigger the investments needed here.
