RREUSE, a network that represents social enterprises active in the recycling, reuse and repair of clothing will demonstrate in front of EU policymakers on the Place du Luxembourg in Brussels next week to highlight the plight of the European textile recycling sector.
The demonstration will take place on 30th January, from 11.00 – 13.00, where RREUSE will pile up used textiles and simulate sorting processes in front of the European politicians and bureaucrats who regularly use the plaza.
“This is to highlight the unprecedented, and escalating, crisis in the (European) second-hand textiles sector”, according to Marie-Jeanne Gaertner, project and policy officer at RREUSE.
Several members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have confirmed their attendance, after which RREUSE has arranged meetings with European Commission representatives.
Gaertner recently participated in an Ecotextile Talks podcast to highlight the current plight of the European textile recycling sector.
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