TEXTILE WASTE RECYCLING REGULATIONS
January 1st, 2012
BY ALAN OSBORN, IN LONDON; JULIAN RYALL, IN TOKYO; AND LEAH GERMAIN, IN EDMONTON
AS textile recycling continues to gain importance worldwide, and the number of companies dedicated to processing used apparel or scraps increases as well, governments and industry are working to establish textile waste legislation. In Europe, textiles are covered by the European Union's (EU) waste framework directive (WFD),which came into effect in 2008 to encourage recycling, and remove some of the administrative and legal obstacles impeding its development. The textiles sector ...
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