Background
Potential, new environmental legislation is on the horizon in the form of Extended Producer Responsibility This may mean that, in the not too distant future, brand owners, retailers and producers could be responsible for the treatment or disposal of more post-consumer products, including textiles.
It is believed that EPR is one mechanism that could encourage more circular thinking and potentially influence sustainable production.
In addition, WRAP has set up the Sustainable Clothing Action Plan (SCAP) and we are seeing key groups within the textiles and fashion industries starting to consider their impacts on the environment and are looking to implement or have adopted sustainable practises.