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Italian textile recycling pilots

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In late July 2026 Italian cities expanded experimental programmes aimed at boosting textile waste collection and circular‑economy outcomes. Milan launched the third edition of expanded its “Un sacco et(n)ico” waste‑separation drive campaign in Municipio 9, pairing municipal outreach with the new Retex Re‑Store textile‑recycling pilot that turns clothing stores into digital drop‑off points and tracks volumes digitally. points. The effort, coordinated initiative, run with waste‑management firm Amsa and local partners, seeks waste‑manager Amsa, aims to raise recycling rates beyond lift the city’s 63 % baseline. textile‑recycling rate. A week later, later Turin introduced launched the “Raccogli‑AMO” pilot under the Erion Textiles consortium. Free drop‑off points were opened Building on a May 2026 pilot in major retailers, including Zara and Naples, the scheme now offers free in‑store collection at eleven retailers—including Zara, Elena Mirò, Kiabi, Decathlon, Upim, Terranova, Calliope and Rinascimento—and is operated with Amiat Gruppo Iren and Humana People to collect unwanted People Italia. Collected garments are directed to authorised facilities for reuse, recycling or recycling, energy recovery. The Turin scheme tests recovery or disposal, providing a field test for the forthcoming extended producer responsibility (EPR) framework that Italy plans to roll out nationally rules slated for nationwide rollout by summer 2026. Together, the Milan and Turin initiatives The pilots illustrate a Italy’s coordinated national push toward a circular textile economy, seeking to raise consumer awareness and improve sorting rates ahead of the national EPR framework. Europe generates roughly 7 million tonnes of textile waste sorting, raise public awareness, annually, of which only 28 % is correctly sorted; the Italian programmes aim to shift these figures by expanding collection points and lay groundwork for broader EPR legislation. digital tracking.

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