Waste Framework Directive
- Citation
- Directive 2008/98/EC, as amended
- Jurisdiction
- EU
- Made by
- European Parliament and Council
- Instrument
- Directive
- Status
- In force
What it requires (1 obligation)
Member states to set up separate collection of textile waste.
2025-01-01 Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law
- Who it falls on
- Member states
- Products
- Textiles
- Markets
- EU
- Entry into force
- 2025-01-01
The obligation falls on member states. National transposition determines what it means for an individual producer, and that varies by country.
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