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Reconomy launches Textile EPR Impact Assessment to help producers prepare for transformative textile regulations

  • Textile Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Impact Assessment is a new tailored service to help producers prepare for upcoming regulations and assess obligations across the EU
  • EPR is a transformative piece of legislation set to reshape the textiles industry and is progressing quickly; early preparation is key to lowering compliance costs and reducing risks
  • Reconomy is already one of the world’s largest operators of EPR schemes and this new service builds on its market-leading expertise and capabilities

Reconomy, the leading international circular economy specialist, is pleased to announce the launch of its Textile EPR Impact Assessment service – a new tailored service designed to help producers prepare for the rapidly evolving landscape of textile regulations across the EU.

The service will provide producers with a comprehensive report that will help them to:

  • Track upcoming EPR regulations across the globe and identify obligations across relevant markets
  • Estimate compliance costs based on market data and expected fee structures
  • Review data readiness, highlight gaps and provide recommendations for action
  • Use a practical checklist to reduce risk and ensure compliance

While the EU’s EPR mandate for textiles is set to take effect in 2027, several member states including France, the Netherlands, Hungary and Latvia have already implemented their own schemes, with other countries expected to follow suit sooner. Early action is therefore essential to get ahead of the curve, forecast EPR costs and begin adapting product design and material choices that can lower carbon emissions and compliance costs. It will also help producers meet growing customer and retailer expectations for more sustainable and circular products.

Textile EPR is part of a broader shift to a more sustainable and circular fashion industry. Historically,  the sector is one of the world’s most resource-intensive industries generating significant volumes of waste and emissions. EPR will shift responsibility onto producers for the full lifecycle of the materials they place on the market, aiming to drive greater circularity and accountability.

This new service builds on Reconomy’s market-leading expertise in EPR compliance managing over 40 producer responsibility organisations (PROs) across 15 countries. Through Reconomy brand, Valpak, it has also built the UK’s largest packaging and product database that helps global producers report and manage their EPR requirements while also showing how small design changes can have an outsized impact on reducing compliance costs and lowering carbon footprints.

Lavi Aharon, Director of Textile Programme and Business Development at Reconomy, commented:

“We are excited to be launching this new service that builds on our existing market-leading capabilities to give producers much needed clarity and confidence as they prepare for the most transformative piece of legislation facing the fashion sector.

“With our long-standing relationships with regulators, policy makers and industry bodies, Reconomy is actively involved in shaping the future of EPR and is well placed to help producers navigate these changes, identify cost savings and drive greater circularity across the industry.”

For further information on this new service please visit: https://www.reconomy.com/extended-producer-responsibility/