On 3 June 2025, the public service of Wallonia and Contextbel invite you to a webinar as part of the sixth Circular Economy Meeting. This edition is dedicated to a major challenge: the end of the life of textiles. This is a major environmental and economic issue, which directly affects all players in the textile sector, including SMEs.
End-of-life Textiles: Challenges and Solutions for a Circular Future
With the upcoming EU obligation for separate textile collection and the transition towards Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), the regulatory framework is becoming stricter. While these developments create challenges, they also provide opportunities to rethink business models: product life extension, local reuseReuse designates all operations by which substances, materials or products that are not waste are used again in an identical way to their originally intended purpose., innovative recyclingAny recovery operation through which waste, including organic waste, is reprocessed to become substances, materials or products that can be used for their initial function or other functions., new repairRepair is making a faulty product work again, allowing its use to be extended without the user parting with it, or with a view to reuse (donation, second-hand sale). services, etc.
This webinar is an opportunity to:
- discover regional and European perspectives on textile waste management
- get inspired by concrete solutions implemented by companies and public actors
- discuss the levers to build a more circular, sustainable and resilient textile sector
Practical information
Date and time: Tuesday 3 June 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Location: online
Participation: free, but registration is required
Language: French