EU adopts and publishes the Revised Waste Framework Directive (Textiles EPR)
01/10/2025
The revised Waste Framework Directive (Directive (EU) 2025/1892) has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union. As a Directive, this legislation will be transposed into national law of each EU Member State and compliance requirements may vary in each EU member state.
On 10 September 2025, the European Parliament formally adopted the updated Directive, which introduces mandatory Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes for textiles. Under the new rules, producers placing product on the EU consumer market, including online sellers and non-EU entities placing textile products on the EU market, will be required to finance the collection, sorting, and recycling of those products. Individual member states will set the requirements of their own national Textile EPR schemes.
The scope of the Directive includes clothing, footwear, accessories, household linen, curtains, and potentially mattresses, subject to decisions by individual Member States. Eco-modulated fees will be introduced to incentivise the design of products that are more durable, repairable, and recyclable.
As a Directive, this legislation sets out objectives and requirements that must be transposed into national law by each EU Member State. The Directive was published on 26 September 2025 and will enter into force 20 days later, on 16 October 2025. Member States will have 30 months from that date to implement their EPR schemes, with micro-enterprises granted 42 months. This means that textile EPR systems are expected to be operational across the EU member states by 2028.
UKFT will continue to monitor national developments and provide further updates following the publication and adoption. Once the national requirements are confirmed, UKFT will produce guidance to support industry compliance and the UKFT Guide to Textile EPR will be updated accordingly.
For further information, please contact compliance@ukft.org
The full directive is available here.
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