On July 5th, the European Commission proposed a revision of the Waste Framework Directive, specifically targeting the textile sector — one of the most polluting and linear industries today.
🎯 The goal? Effective separate collection by 2025, and above all, the implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes for textiles in all Member States. These systems would include dedicated funding for reuse, preparation for recycling, and textile waste management.
👉 What changes?
Producers would be responsible for the costs of collecting, sorting, and treating the textiles they put on the market.
Member States will need to establish harmonized EPR systems for textiles, with eco-modulated contributions (based on durability, repairability, recyclability, etc.).
This paves the way for a more transparent, traceable, and circular ecosystem.
🔍 At Écollant, we see this proposal as a strong signal: the regulatory framework is finally catching up with the environmental urgency and the innovations already happening on the ground.
We believe in an ambitious, fair, and actionable textile EPR system — one that truly supports circular models like ours, built on reuse, source sorting, and traceability.
👉 This directive is a great opportunity to build a real circular textile sector in Europe.
But for it to become a true driver of transformation, it must be designed as a systemic shift — not just a transfer of responsibility. It’s about backing an innovative, traceable, and scalable industry.
🔬 At Écollant, we’ve developed a closed-loop recycling technology for polyamide, based on traceability and material analysis. A solution built to fit perfectly within an efficient EPR model — from collection all the way to regeneration into recycled polyamide yarn.
👉 To read the full European proposal: https://lnkd.in/eDUJR9uh
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