Designing Germany's Circular Textile EPR System

Textile EPR The system-wide recommendations for Germany’s Textile EPR scheme to influence companies' design and portfolio decisions? Carina Hofmann-Wellenhof talks about CIRCULAR REPUBLIC’s System Design Report for Germany’s textile EPR, developed with 20 organisations and more than 50 stakeholders across the textile value chain. She explains the main recommendations for designing the system, from the structure of PROs to eco-modulation and recycling incentives. What you'll hear in this episode: -Why Germany should combine competing PROs with centralised functions -Recycling quotas and content targets for textile-to-textile recycling -How eco-modulation, collection and R&D funding could influence the development of a more circular textile system This conversation also looks at the role of EU-level harmonisation, the economics of virgin materials and the next steps in Germany’s legislative process. This is the final episode of the Textile EPR series. People Carina Hofmann-Wellenhof, Circular Systems Architect at CIRCULAR REPUBLIC https://www.linkedin.com/in/carinahofmannwellenhof/ Patrick Hypscher, Circular Business Strategist, PaaS Expert https://www.linkedin.com/in/hypscher/ Chapters 0:00 Intro 4:04 Why CIRCULAR REPUBLIC built the EPR report 5:50 Retailer trade-offs under EPR fees 10:37 A multi-PRO system with centralized functions 12:01 Funding, ESPR, and eco-modulation basics 15:03 Collection and the cherry-picking problem 17:08 The textile-to-textile recycling quota 21:26 Regionality, terminology, and lessons learned 27:50 Eco-modulation, pricing, and next milestones 35:11 CIRCULAR REPUBLIC’s next two pilots 38:41 Outro About CIRCULAR REPUBLIC is Europe’s leading implementation platform for the circular economy. As part of UnternehmerTUM - Europe’s largest center for innovation and business creation - the initiative empowers established companies and start-ups to design circular innovations and scalable business models. By connecting key stakeholders across the entire value chain, CIRCULAR REPUBLIC drives the systemic transformation required for a resilient, sustainable, and prosperous global economy. Further Links Report: https://www.circular-republic.org/epr-textiles/ Get to know more about CIRCULAR REPUBLIC: https://www.circular-republic.org/ One-page Summary Sign-up for the Circularity.fm Newsletter and get a summary with the take-aways of this episode. Register here: https://circularity.fm/episode/designing-germanys-circular-textile-epr-system/