The ECESP Leadership Group on Textiles organised the #EUCircularTalks event on Circular textile policies: implementation, challenges and the role of the Circular Economy Act. This webinar aimed to assess the state of play of circular textile policies in the EU, examining progress made, existing gaps and next steps. 

The discussion focused on the implementation phase, identifying remaining needs and policy loopholes. A panel of experts from various stakeholder groups addressed these challenges. A representative of the European Commission presented the forthcoming Circular Economy Act (CEA) and its potential impact on textile policy. RREUSE, as coordinator of the Leadership Group, concluded the session.

Programme

• Introduction by the moderator, Lars Fogh Mortensen, European Environment Agency
• Opening remarks by Florian Marin, member of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
• Panel discussion on implementing textile policies
  • Sanna Due, European Environment Agency Presentation
  • Luca Boniolo, Environmental Coalition on Standards (ECOS)
  • Q&A
  • Estefania Jimenez Puerta, Municipal Waste Europe
  • Laura Alonso, European Recycling Platform
  • Q&A
• Presentation on the Waste Framework directive and ongoing work on textiles by Vincenzo Gente, European Commission
• Closing remarks, Thomas Ahlmann, RREUSE vice-president and director of Fairwertung

This webinar took place at 14:00 – 15:30 CEST on 10 September.