Apparel brands will soon be mandated to recycle used clothes in California
Non-compliance could lead to fines of up to US$50,000 per day for intentional violations.
California has just passed a law mandating textile companies to set up systems to collect and recycle post-consumer waste, including used clothes, by 2030.
This is the first piece of legislation making extended producer responsibility (EPR) mandatory in the textile industry in the US, and aims to tackle the 11 million tonnes of clothes that end up in landfills every year.
