Sorting and Collection Plants Full Because Demand In Recipient Countries Is Very Slow

Job cut out The UK Government needs to progress with EPR, product standards—e.g. design for durability, design for recycling, minimum recycled content in new products etc, provide other financial support for green jobs in the textile re-use and recycling sector. Pexels / Pixabay

By Subir Ghosh

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texfash

Dated Posted:

19 April 2024

Last Modified:

19 April 2024

Earlier this month, the Textile Recycling Association (TRA) set alarm bells ringing in the UK when it warned of an imminent collapse of the textile recycling sector due to global market challenges. It's complicated, and TRA Chief Executive Officer Alan Wheeler helps disentangle the threads in this deep dive with texfash.com.

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