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Deadline for EU Countries to Set Up Textile Recycling Schemes
- The EU's revised Waste Framework Directive, which makes textile and footwear producers fund the collection, sorting and recycling of clothing waste, entered into force on 16 October 2025[1]
- Member states must transpose the directive into national law within 20 months and have fully operational textile producer-responsibility schemes running within 30 months, by 16 April 2028[1]
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- [1]75%environment.ec.europa.eu/news/revised-waste-framework-directive-enters-force-2025-10-16_enenvironment.ec.europa.eu· Posted Sep 26, 2026· Starts Apr 16, 2028 ✓· 100% of score
European Commission: the revised Waste Framework Directive 'enters into force today (16 Oct)' 2025, and 'Member States will have 20 months to transpose the revised Directive into national laws and 30 months to establish EPR schemes for textile and footwear products' - 30 months from 16 October 2025 is 16 April 2028.
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