UK government urged to act on textile waste

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LONDON – The UK government is being urged to ban the destruction of unused clothing and introduce an effective extended producer responsibility (EPR) scheme for textiles in a new report from the Green Alliance think tank.

Entitled ‘Changing fashion: what people want from a greener clothing industry’, the report investigates how reuse is currently working in the UK for the fashion sector and concludes that there is a need for government action.

LONDON – The UK government is being urged to ban the destruction of unused clothing and introduce an effective extended producer responsibility (EPR) scheme for textiles in a new report from the Green Alliance think tank.

Entitled ‘Changing fashion: what people want from a greener clothing industry’, the report investigates how reuse is currently working in the UK for the fashion sector and concludes that there is a need for government action.

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