Recycling of Textile Waste: the Government Wants to Create a French Sector for This "Breathless" Sector

The observation is now widely shared by professionals and citizens on social media: the French textile, household linen, and footwear (TLC) collection, sorting, and recycling sector is in serious difficulty. Faced with exponential growth in textile waste volumes, a weakened economic model, and export opportunities on the verge of closing, the government intends to regain control. Agnès Pannier-Runacher, Minister of Ecological Transition, Biodive…

The government wants to flatten the recycling of textiles in France, considering the current "blow-out" model in the face of the explosion of waste volumes, and to attract investment to create a French and European sector.