as Bloomberg reported in May: New York, California, Sweden and the Netherlands have enacted laws similar to Chile’s Extended Producer Responsibility Act, which went into effect this year, allowing the fashion industry to fund recycling programs through tariffs adjusted based on clothing production. is required to provide.
To help New York City comply with current laws restricting or prohibiting textile waste streams. fab scrap, a nonprofit founded in 2016 by former New York State Department of Sanitation employees, accepts 7,000 pounds of pre-consumer textile waste each week. Non-synthetic scrap items sorted by volunteers are sent to a facility in New Jersey, where the material is shredded and made into “shoddies,” which are used as stuffing for punching bags, sofas, and stuffed animals.
A Czech company called Litex is attempting to bring its dough macerating technology to Alto Hospicio. In exchange for securing a contract with Chile, the company promised to hire local workers, Blanco said. But Blanco acknowledged that such negotiations have failed in the past. For example, a company based in Spain said: egreenhad planned to open a textile waste processing plant, but the contract was scrapped late last year.
Pablo Zambra, Sustainability Advisor for Tarapaca Local Government, recently spoke to stakeholders including Mr. Astudillo and Mr. Barria of Dresses Desert and Mr. Moran, president of Tarapaca Recyclers, to promote financial incentives for circular economy initiatives. A committee was established consisting of 25 members, including: . They collectively hope that RETEX will succeed in doing what his Zepeda company has not been able to do: make a profit. As of this writing, no importer is involved.
Meanwhile, container ships continue to unload more cargo every day.
In the fall of 2022, Ferreira, mayor of Alto Hospicio. acknowledged unresolved issues But it criticized clothing manufacturers for a “global lack of recognition of their ethical responsibilities.”
“Our land has been sacrificed,” he said.
Pino agrees that the fashion industry and its consumers have a responsibility. “We have to worry about the entire cycle before, during, and after we wear our clothes,” she writes. Editor Published in 2021.
She is responsible for regulating the import of textile materials into Chile, educating consumers about extending the life of clothing, promoting Chile’s domestic fashion industry, and supporting research to design new uses for textile waste. We believe that a more comprehensive solution is needed.
Founded in Santiago in 2020 by engineer Rosario Hevia, Ecositex emerged as another Chilean company to address clothing glut.
Ecositex operates in the opposite way to the country’s organized and informal second-hand clothing markets. We encourage people to recycle their high-quality clothing or pay $1.50 per kg to leave their poor-quality clothing and go home empty-handed.
