Thursday, October 16 – The amount of textile waste has significantly increased in Europe in recent years, partly due to the digitalization of the retail sector. Buying textiles has never been easier than today, even if the packages are coming from Asia.
In 2022, the total amount of textile waste in the EU27 was as much as 6.94 million tons, which amounts to 16 kg per person. Textile waste from consumers (households) is the main source of textile waste.(1)
The Belgian textile sector also recognizes this major environmental challenge associated with textile waste and therefore began actively preparing for a circular future two years ago. Today, this culminates in an important step for...