Letter to climate minister: Textile EPR needs more direction

NRC recently published an in-depth article about the introduction of EPR for textiles in the Netherlands. It hits the nail on the head: the current implementation of extended producer responsibility (EPR) for textiles is insufficient to accelerate the circular transition. And that is nothing new.

Our letter to the minister

Recent years have shown that the market cannot resolve this on its own, and that the lack of direction actively slows down the circular transition. Taking direction here does not mean that the government takes over implementation; it means that it formulates the ground rules, monitors them, and clarifies what the system serves to achieve. These frameworks are necessary to protect the circular transition against interests that benefit from maintaining the status quo.

Our letter to the minister

Recent years have shown that the market cannot resolve this on its own, and that the lack of direction actively slows down the circular transition. Taking direction here does not mean that the government takes over implementation; it means that it formulates the ground rules, monitors them, and clarifies what the system serves to achieve. These frameworks are necessary to protect the circular transition against interests that benefit from maintaining the status quo.

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