TEXTALE is an NGO co-funded by the EU which is working towards a 100% circular textile economy in Lithuania. 

It promotes the prevention, reuse and innovative recycling of textile waste, helps organisations implement EPR schemes for textiles in the Baltic countries, and brings society and organisations together to create sustainable solutions. 

There are three strands to its activities: 

• helping manufacturers and importers meet legislative requirements, 

• building partnerships with entities involved in the collection, sorting and recycling of textile waste in order to create an innovative, efficient and sustainable textile management system that serves businesses and the environment, 

• raising public awareness. 

Under the revised Waste Framework Directive, countries must establish extended producer responsibility (EPR) schemes for textile products. Businesses will have to finance the collection, sorting, reuse and recycling of textile waste and contribute financially to sustainable solutions. This will involve considerable work, and TEXTALE provides support: 

• it ensures that companies meet the new EU and Lithuanian requirements, 

• it helps with the administrative burden, from managing financial contributions to devising waste management solutions, 

• it helps create sustainable products that reduce waste and strengthen brand image, 

• it works with innovative processors, sorting companies and scientific institutions to jointly create efficient systems.