Textiles Advisory Group
From Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications
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In 2022, the Department established a Textile Advisory Group as a sub-Group of the Waste Advisory Group. It consists of relevant industry, community and regulatory representatives to identify opportunities to capitalise on the value of textiles present in Ireland and explore options to improve future circularity in the sector.
Gwen Cunningham, National College of Art and Design and Textiles Lead at the Circular Economy Europe, has been appointed External Chair of the Group. The Group will support Ireland in meeting its obligations under EU legislation and to work towards realising the ambition of the EU Textiles Strategy. The Department seek to collaborate with designers, collectors, producers, retailers and others to support the systematic tracking and management of textiles to minimise waste and optimise circularity and to set and achieve targets for this material stream.
The Department welcomes this collaborative approach to tackling the textile challenge, bringing in the relevant expertise from industry, regulatory bodies and the community and voluntary sector. The work of the Group will report to the Waste Advisory Group on an annual basis regarding its progress. In line with the Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy 2020-2025, the Textile Advisory Group will operate until at least the end of 2025.