Ireland’s Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment has prepared a draft Extended Producer Responsibility Delivery Plan for textiles and has sought views from interested parties through a technical stakeholder consultation.
It is aimed at those working in the textile industry.
This consultation will help inform the final content of the plan.
The closing date for submissions is September 9.
The purpose of this EPR Delivery Plan is to provide support in delivering on the legal obligations as set out in the revised European Union (EU) Waste Framework Directive with respect to textiles.
The plan will also assist in delivering on Ireland’s policy commitments in the Whole of Government Circular Economy Strategy 2026-2028 and in the National Policy Statement and Roadmap on Circular Textiles 2026-2028, a statement from the department said.
The Delivery Plan outlines the key elements of a mandatory textiles EPR scheme in Ireland. It also delineates the actions required for the effective design and implementation of a national textiles EPR scheme and the establishment of an associated producer responsibility organisation (PRO) in Ireland to ensure alignment with the waste hierarchy and circular economy principles.
The closing date for submissions is September 9.
The EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles was published in March 2022. In line with the strategy, a proposal to revise the EU Waste Framework Directive that would require the mandatory adoption of Textiles EPR schemes was published in July 2023. The revised Waste Framework Directive entered into force on October 16, 2025.
The Directive sets out a comprehensive suite of measures aimed at addressing fast fashion and the environmental impacts associated with textile waste.
It reinforces the application of the ‘polluter pays’ principle, thereby making the textile industry responsible for the management of its textile waste.
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