The easiest fashion items to recycle account for less than a quarter of the fabric collection
Refashion
How do you take responsibility for the generation of textile waste in the French market?
Requirements introduced by legislation
EPR scheme for textiles and clothing in France aims to shift the responsibility for managing end-of-life products from local authorities to producers and distributors:
- Obligation to collect, classify and recycle textile and clothing waste.
- Meet annual targets for the collection and recycling of textiles and clothing waste.
- Provide information on their products’ environmental performance, including durability, reparability, and recyclability.
Who must comply
Any company or individual who designs, produces, imports, or distributes textiles and clothing in the French market. The EPR scheme is applicable to all types of textiles and clothing, including garments, footwear, accessories, and home textiles.
Key law specifications
- Requirement to finance the cost of setting up and operating collection and recycling systems, as well as the cost of managing the environmental impact of the waste.
- Minimum recycled content in textile products, increasing to 50% by 2025.
- Information disclosure on how to use, maintain, and dispose of the products responsibly.
Penalties for non-compliance
- Penalties for producers in case of non-compliance with their EPR obligations are administrative fines foreseen by the law.
- Article L541-9-5 of the Environmental Code states up to €1,500 per unit or per ton of product for a natural person; €7,500 a legal entity, and another administrative fine of up to €30,000.
Take action with BCome
- Measure your items’ circular performance through the Circular Economy Indicators.
- Identify circularity improvement opportunities to minimize waste.
- Report progress towards your business circularity goals.
Timeline for its entry into force and compliance
July 2024
Premiums for durability
Defines the premiums associated with durability and requires a study on the additional production costs of TLC meeting the durability requirements.
January 2024
Study on the recyclability of TLCs
Eco-organisation carries out a study on the recyclability of TLCs and submit the study report to the responsible ministry.
January 2023
Enforcement of the decree
The Order of 23 November 2022 officially enters into force.
November 2022
France publishes specifications for Extended Producer Responsibility
The specifications of eco-organizations and individual systems in the EPR sector of textiles, footwear, and household linen.
