US EditionEuropean Textile Industry Demands Urgent EU Action on Fast Fashion
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Their target: Asian e-commerce platforms accused of inundating the European market for broken and non-compliant products, sources of textile waste that are catastrophic for the environment.
Nearly 4.5 billion parcels were shipped in 2024 by the Asian giants of e-commerce. A flow of cheap clothing judged unfair by the European textile federations, which press the Union...
In a joint declaration, some 20 federations demand urgent action from the European Union to curb the growth of online retail platforms at low prices.
Several European textile and clothing federations jointly call the European Union for "emergency actions" against ultra-ephemeral fashion, in a letter consulted by the AFP which will be signed on Tuesday and forwarded to the European Commission. ...
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EU moves to curb food and fashion waste amid recycling hurdles
The European Parliament gave its final approval last week on new rules for EU countries to reduce the mountains of food wasted in Europe each year and to curb the environmental impact of fast fashion. Several member states had already begun to take measures to achieve this goal, but some have faced unintended consequences when trying to improve the rate of recycling for textile waste due to a lack of infrastructure. What are the new rules? By 2…
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