Move could help address environmental crisis posed by mountain of unwanted used clothing in the country’s Atacama Desert
SANTIAGO - Chile has moved to address its textile waste crisis - highlighted by the mountain of unwanted used garments in the Atacama Desert - by adding textiles to its extended producer responsibility (EPR) law.
EPR, which makes producers - and importers - responsible for the end of life of their products, was introduced back in 2016 in Chile but, until now, textiles has not been covered by the legislation.
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