Despite being the world’s largest purchaser of clothing, the EU has yet to take concrete steps to prevent textile waste, thereby reversing any progress towards a sustainable fashion industry, warns the environmental NGO networkZero Waste Europe (ZWE) in a document published on Thursday 27 July.
Given that the production phase has the biggest impact on the environment and greenhouse gas emissions, ZWE suggests preventing overproduction. According to these NGOs, this means setting real...