Stricter Requirements On Circular Management Of Textiles And Textile Waste

Nowadays, the textile and fashion industry is a resource-intensive, polluting industry with considerable impact on the environment and health throughout the textile value chain. The fashion industry accounts for up to ten per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions and almost 92 million tonnes of waste a year is generated in clothing production. From a global perspective, textiles and textile waste are the fourth largest cause of the negative impact on the environment and the climate. In this article, Lindahl's environmental law experts review EU legislation in the area of textiles and describe how Sweden plans to implement legislative changes in order to meet the requirements of EU law