On 9 February 2026, the European Commission banned destroying unsold textiles, accelerating a shift to reuse and repair. At the same time India updated national waste rules, requiring four-way segregation and weaving circular economy principles into how fabric discards are managed.
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Am 9. Februar 2026 untersagte die Europäische Kommission die Vernichtung unverkaufter Textilien und beschleunigte damit den Wechsel von Überproduktion hin zu Wiederverwendung und Reparatur. Gleichzeitig passte Indien seine Abfallregeln an und schrieb Abfalltrennung und Zirkularität gesetzlich vor.

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