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And last but not least, the textiles sector is competitive, resilient and innovative with producers taking responsibility for their products along the value chain with sufficient capacities for recycling and minimal incineration and landfilling. \u003C/p>","\u003Cp>Globally, textile production almost doubled from 2000 to 2015, and around 5.8 million tons of textiles are thrown away annually in the EU. That corresponds to 11kg per person.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>This textile overconsumption has a large impact. It is the 4th most polluting industry in terms of GHG emissions and it has the 3rd largest impact on water and land use in the EU.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>However, this system has large economic significance since it employs 1.5 million people and generated around 162 billion EUR in turnover in 2019. This sector needs to operate a transition to become more sustainable and circular and limit its impact on the environment.\u003C/p>","\u003Cp>The production and consumption of textiles have a high impact on climate change, the environment, the consumption of water and primary materials, and land use in the EU.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>To address this, the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles which was adopted by the EU Commission on the 30th of March 2022, will introduce eco-design requirements, a digital product passport, discourage fast fashion, harmonise EPR rules and address the unintentional release of microplastics in the environment.\u003C/p>","\u003Cp>To ensure the transition, the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles will introduce specific ecodesign requirements to increase textile products' durability. It will also promote circular business models and design for recyclability.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>The Commission plans to ban the destruction of unsold textiles. They will use prevention and reduction measures to limit the release of microplastics into the environment. The creation of a digital product passport for textiles will push for the inclusion of mandatory information regarding the sustainability and circularity of a product.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>The EU will also harmonise the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) rules on textiles and encourage people to consume more circular textiles. To enable this transition, it will make investments in research and skills development.\u003C/p>",[304,306],{"name":305,"type":169,"value":305},"https://environment.ec.europa.eu/strategy/textiles-strategy_en",{"name":307,"type":169,"value":307},"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52022DC0141",[]]