Italy Opens Public Consultation on Textile EPR

Italy Opens Public Consultation on Textile EPR

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On April 2 the Ministry of Environment and Energy Security (MASE) announced the launch of a public consultation on the draft decree establishing the extended producer responsibility regime for the textile industry of apparel, footwear, accessories, leather goods and home textiles.  

The measure’s objective is to make producers responsible for the end-of-life management of products they put on the market, while promoting a more sustainable and circular model for the textile industry.

Specifically, the introduction of the textile EPR system aims to: 

  • reduce the environmental impact of the entire life cycle of textile products, from the production phase to the end-of-life management, that is when textile products become waste; 
  • encourage the reuse of products, and the proper management of textile waste and their recycling; 
  • empower producers, in order to promote the adoption of eco-design strategies and the use of more sustainable materials; 
  • achieve EU’s circular economy and waste reduction targets. 

During the public consultation period, all interested parties, both public and private, can submit their comments to the MASE. The deadline for submission is May 5. 

More information on how to submit observations is available here.

The launch of the open consultation is an important step towards the implementation of textile EPR in Italy. Now is the best time to act proactively with respect to your EPR compliance, to stay ahead and turn sustainability into a competitive advantage. By acting now, you can minimize challenges and maximize benefits for both the environment and your organization. 

ReDress Italy, our PRO active in Italy for the management of textile EPR, is there to help you.  By joining ReDress Italy, you’ll benefit from: 

  • a voice in the public consultation – we’ll submit feedback collectively on our members’ behalf; 
  • expert support to navigate compliance requirements; 
  • insight into eco-modulation and future obligations. 

For more information on how to join ReDress Italy, please send an e‑mail to ReDress.Italy@rev-log.com.  

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Les Griffith - Speakers

Business Development Director
RLGA

Les Griffith is currently the Business Development Director at RLGA and is tasked with expanding the company’s data management offerings for packaging EPR in the Americas. Les has over 30 years of industry experience in Environmental Services, Extended Producer Responsibility and Reverse Distribution. Les has spent these last 30 years working with organizations to develop progressively more sustainable solutions to the management of end-of-life materials. Prior to joining RLG, Les spent eleven years at Covanta most recently serving as the Business Development Director for the Healthcare Solutions division. His group covered North and Central America and specialized in providing a suite of services to healthcare PROs, take-back services to retail pharmacy and law enforcement and environmental services to the healthcare sector and reverse distributors. Prior to Covanta Les spent 10 years at Waste Management Inc. as an Area Manager for their Healthcare Solutions group.

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Andriana Kontovrakis - Speakers

Director of Compliance Services
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Andriana Kontovrakis is the Director of Compliance Services for Reverse Logistics Group’s US team.  She manages a team responsible for ensuring manufacturer and retailer customer compliance with EPR laws for electronics, batteries, packaging, household hazardous wastes, and other consumer products across the US. Along with RLG partner the Household and Commercial Products Association, she is spearheading the development of the Household Product Stewardship Alliance, a stewardship organization forming under the guidelines of Vermont’s HHW EPR law.  Prior to working with RLG, she was a Policy Analyst with the global electronics recycler Sims Lifecycle Solutions where she managed programmatic implementation and customer and supplier accounts for the US EPR compliance unit and the Deputy Director for Waste Prevention for the NYC Department of Sanitation.

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