5.3 Product stewardship for textiles
Key Scottish Government targets/commitments:
- We will continue to embed circular economy principles in to the wider green recovery- Climate Change Plan update.
- End landfilling of biodegradable municipal waste by 2025, reduce the percentage of all waste sent to landfill to 5% by 2025 and recycle 70% of all waste by 2025 - Making Things Last - a circular economy strategy for Scotland
- We are currently consulting on banning a number of single use plastic items and will continue to work with the UK Government and other devolved administrations on reforms to the packaging extended producer responsibility regime - Climate Change Plan update.
- In the first half of 2022, we will also introduce a new £2 million Textile Innovation Fund, to support businesses working in this sector to address issues associated with textile waste and throwaway culture - 2021/22 Programme for Government.
- In line with EU requirements, further promoting reuse and recycling ensure separate collection of textiles by 2025 - Climate Change Plan update.