National Textile Advisory Group - Recommendations to the Minister of State with responsibility for the Circular Economy - July 2024

Oct 3, 2026

Report consolidates recommendations from the National Textile Advisory Group and its sub-working groups to guide Government action on circularity in the textiles ecosystem. It outlines the purpose, provides an overview of key recommendations across design & production and retail & consumer, and describes the development and validation process for outputs in 2023 and 2024. It also sets out annexes covering the 2024/2025 work programme, membership, detailed challenges and recommendations, and supporting submissions and consumer insights.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages59

Reading Time2 h 29 min

AccessFree to download

Purpose

Overview of Recommendations

Background

Process to Develop Key Recommendations

Validation of Outputs from Process

Key Recommendations

Design and Production Sub-Working Group (SWG#1)

Retail and Consumer Sub-Working Group (SWG#2)

Post-Use Sub-Working Group (SWG#3)

Annex 1: Textiles Advisory Group Work Programme 2024/2025

Annex 2: Membership of Sub-Working Groups

Annex 3: SWG 1 Detailed Information on Key Challenges and Recommendations

Annex 4: Topline Consumer Insights from EPA Behavioural Insights Research

Annex 5: Detailed Information on Recommendations for Priority Actions for the Retail and Consumer Sector

Annex 6: CCMA Submission to DECC

National Textile Advisory Group Recommendations to the Minister of State with responsibility for the Circular Economy July 2024 Circular Economy Materials Management Division Table of Contents Table of Contents................................................................................................................... i Purpose ................................................................................................................................ 2 Overview of Recommendations ..................................................................................... 2 Background........................................................................................................................... 5 Process to Develop Key Recommendations .................................................................. 6 Validation of Outputs from Process .............................................................................. 10 Key Recommendations ................................................................................................... 10 Design and Production Sub-Working Group (SWG\#1) .................................................. 10 Retail and Consumer Sub-Working Group (SWG\#2) .................................................... 12 Post-Use Sub-Working Group (SWG\#3) ....................................................................... 14 Annex 1: Textiles Advisory Group Work Programme 2024/2025 .......................................... 17 Annex 2 – Membership of Sub-Working Groups .................................................................. 19 Annex 3 – SWG 1 Detailed Information on Key Challenges and Recommendations ............ 25 Annex 4 – Topline Consumer Insights from EPA Behavioural Insights Research................. 29 Annex 5: Detailed Information on Recommendations for Priority Actions for the Retail and Consumer Sector ................................................................................................................ 33 Annex 6: CCMA Submission to DECC on European Commission Proposal for Targeted Amendment to the Waste Framework Directive (Textiles) ................................................... 39 Purpose The purpose of this report is to put forward recommendations from the deliberations of the Textiles Advisory Group and its subgroups in 2023 to the Minister regarding the key challengesand opportunities for Government to promote, facilitate and enable circularity in the textiles’ecosystem. The recommendations were presented to the Waste Advisory Group meeting on 25 April 2024. These recommendations will inform the Department’s forthcoming National Policy Statement on Textiles which is planned for release for public consultation at the end of August 2024. It will also inform the forthcoming Circular Economy Roadmap for Textiles with a planned publication date of December 2024. At this stage, the Minister is asked to note the recommendations and to endorse the continuing work programme of the Textile Advisory Group. A draft work programme for 2024-2025 was presented to the Group at the fourth meeting on the 29th of April for their feedback and approval. The work programme is set out in Annex 1. Overview of Recommendations An overarching recommendation was to retain the Textile Advisory Group as a unique collaborative group consisting of key stakeholders across the textile value chain (designers, recyclers, regulators, retailers, reuse operators) that can foster knowledge sharing and collaboration across the sector and inform policy responses to the textile challenge now and into the future. Design & Production 1. Government to procure textiles that are designed for circularity and disseminate lessons learnt. 2. Integrate eco-modulation into the upcoming Extended Producer Responsibility Scheme 1 for textiles as a matter of priority. 3. Increase the collaborative innovation funding and vouchers available for t

FAQs

What is the purpose of the recommendations in this report?

The report presents recommendations from the Textiles Advisory Group and subgroups to support Government action to promote, facilitate, and enable circularity across the textiles ecosystem.

What timeframes and decision points do the recommendations relate to?

The recommendations were developed through deliberations in 2023 and presented at a Waste Advisory Group meeting on 25 April 2024. They are also intended to inform a National Policy Statement for public consultation at the end of August 2024 and a Circular Economy Roadmap planned for December 2024.

What key actions are proposed for design and production?

Actions include procuring textiles designed for circularity, prioritising eco-modulation within an Extended Producer Responsibility scheme for textiles, increasing innovation funding to stimulate pre-competitive R&D, and launching national public awareness initiatives for circular textiles.

Oct 3, 2026

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