Last week, the European Commission proposed the EU textile strategy as part of its circular economy package. Nadia Ashraf and Jeske van Seters discuss the new proposal’s global advantages and shortcomings in light of an increasing fast fashion industry.
The European Commission presented on 30 March a new strategy to make textiles more durable, repairable, reusable and recyclable, to tackle fast fashion, textile waste and the destruction of unsold textiles, and ensure their production takes place in full respect of social rights.