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Every year, clothing, footwear and Home textiles are estimated to cause about 654 kilograms of carbon dioxide emissions per capita in the EU
According to a new release from the European Environment Agency (European Environment Agency), the EU region Annual per capita consumption of clothing, footwear and home textiles uses approximately 1.3 tons of raw materials and more than 100 cubic meters of water.
In its new content “Textiles in Europe’s circular economy” (Textiles in Europe’s circular economy), it calls for the production and consumption of European textiles to be circular on a large scale. Economic model development, which aims to reduce EU greenhouse gas emissions, resource use and pressure on nature.
The study pointed out that according to the technical report of the European Topic Center on Waste and Materials in Green Economy of the European Economic Area (EEA), 2017 The production and processing of clothing, footwear and home textiles sold in the EU uses approximately 1.3 tons of raw materials and 104 cubic meters of water per person per year. Approximately 85% materials and 92% water are used in the rest of the world.
Clothing, footwear and home textiles rank fourth in the EU after food, housing and transport in terms of water consumption and use of key raw materials Large consumer categories. The report pointed out that the same product category causes the second largest pressure on land use after food, and also causes considerable chemical and water pollution, including water pollution caused by the release of plastic microfibers due to washing methods. , and various negative social impacts.
It also shows that the annual production of clothing, footwear and home textiles for the European region is estimated to cause about 654 kilograms of carbon dioxide emissions per capita in the EU, which makes the EU Textiles related to private consumption become the fifth largest source of CO2 emissions. About three-quarters of these emissions occur outside the EU.
EEA briefing notes: Circular economy policies and principles, such as ecological design and reuse, have the potential to reduce the environmental and climate impacts of textile production and consumption. Current EU policies require member states to carry out classified recycling of textiles by 2025 and ensure that waste collected through classification is not incinerated or buried.
According to the EEA, textile circular business models, such as leasing, sharing, recycling and resale, need to use policy support to expand scale and actively address material design, production and distribution , use and reuse, recovery and recycling and other issues. This can include policies such as sustainable production and product policies, eco-design and durability standards, green public procurement, safe and sustainable materials, waste prevention, extended producer responsibility, and labeling and standards.
