Retailers at a Crossroads: What Is Their Role in the Growing Textile Waste Crisis?

The Spanish economy will continue to be one of the 'motors' of the Eurozone both this year and next, with growth of 2.4% in 2025 and 2% by 2026 as long as the commercial tensions remain contained. All this, after closing the last year with a boost of 3.2 . However, three sectors are demarcating from this dynamic and have weaker growths. It is the textile and paper industries together with small trade. According to the Sectoral Observatory produc…

Retailers at a crossroads: what is their role in the growing textile waste crisis?

The UK’s fashion and retail sector is grappling with a mounting textile waste crisis. With an estimated 1.7 million tonnes of textiles consumed in the UK each year – and with around 336,000 tonnes ending up in household residual waste – retailers are increasingly being called upon to rethink how they handle products beyond the point of sale.  While many brands have introduced take-back schemes to offer customers recycling options, industry exper…