The aims of the service, according to Reconomy, is to help businesses understand and deal with their global obligations under worldwide regulations.
From a sustainability perspective, Reconomy said businesses will also be better placed to address the environmental impact of fashion. The Redress service uses horizon scanning, data management, environmental compliance and omni-channel take-back and repair services.
In March 2024, the European Parliament passed the first stage of amendments to the Waste Framework Directive that state EPR for textiles will soon be mandatory across EU member states.
Complex
Claire Webb, executive chair of Reconomy’s Re-use division, said: “As the international compliance landscape becomes increasingly complex, businesses can derive significant strategic benefits from single-provider, end-to-end solutions to manage this process.
“Textiles EPR is coming around the corner and as the responsibility shifts, there are serious cost implications as well as risks for businesses that do not have visibility of what will shortly be required of them.
“Working with a provider like Reconomy gives businesses an efficient and compliant international operation with a holistic view of their sustainability objectives and obligations.”
Reconomy has said that global implementation of these schemes is accelerating as textile production is “highly resource-intensive with low recycling rates”.
It highlighted that the industry uses 93 billion cubic metres of water a year, is the third highest user of water and land, and the fourth most carbon intensive. Less than 1% of textiles worldwide are recycled into new products.
Membership will be on a voluntary basis and the PRO will drive awareness across all supply chain stakeholders around the correct management of textile products within the context of increasing circularity, in order for them to be prepared to meet future requirements.
Reach
Reconomy head of voluntary compliance and EPR expert, James Beard, commented: “EPR is an increasingly prevalent consideration for textile producers as international implementation of these schemes accelerates. ReDress was developed leveraging Reconomy’s specialist capabilities through the resource cycle and its international reach, to provide a one-stop-shop service that will help stakeholders prepare for textiles EPR.
“We are excited to bring this product to-market, empowering businesses to fulfil their environmental responsibilities seamlessly, giving them more strategic control by using a single provider. With textiles EPR soon to be mandatory within the EU and the direction of travel towards greater compliance requirements gathering pace, our comprehensive package of services have never been more pivotal.”
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