Decathlon, H&M, Ikea, Inditex, Kiabi, Mango and Tendam join to tackle textile waste in Spain

Decathlon, H&M, Ikea, Inditex, Kiabi, Mango and Tendam have created the Association for the Management of Textile Waste to manage textile and footwear waste generated in the Spanish market through a Collective System of Extended Producer Responsibility (Scrap).

With the creation of this association, which was officially launched this Wednesday at the Museo del Traje, these companies aim to collectively promote textile recycling in Spain, moving towards a circular economy model by correctly managing the sector's waste.

The partnership will enable compliance with Extended Producer Responsibility, which arose from the implementation of Directive 2008/98/EC regarding waste in Spanish legislation through the new Law 7/2022, of April 8, on waste and contaminated soils for a circular economy.

The law stipulates the separate collection of textile waste by local authorities before December 31, 2024. Within three years of the new law coming into force, the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge will develop extended producer responsibility schemes for textiles, i.e. statutory regulations to render the separate collection of textile waste streams from the rest of municipal waste mandatory.
 
The non-profit Association for Textile Waste Management has been formally constituted in the National Register of Associations.

Decathlon, H&M, Ikea, Inditex, Kiabi, Mango and Tendam have agreed to create this association and are working on the 'Scrap' operational, financial and data model for the management of textile and footwear waste in Spain.

The presidency of the association will be held by the associates on an annual rotating basis, starting with Mango, while the governing board will include a representative from each company.