Used textiles must be diverted from avoidable landfill and incineration, and managed responsibly to ensure textile products remain in a circular system. UNEP works to identify key priorities in trade and policy reforms for increased circularity of used textiles. UNEP is also developing a global guideline to determine the suitability of trade products as ‘used textiles’ and criteria to differentiate between used textiles and textile waste.
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