AAFA Says California Textile Recycling Bill Improved Before Passage
American Apparel and Footwear Association CEO Steve Lamar said California's Responsible Textile Recovery Act is more implementable than the version that was introduced two years earlier. He said the trade group is pleased that amendments were made "that addressed some AAFA concerns by tightening a loophole for online marketplaces, ensuring brands’ resale efforts will be accounted for, ensuring brands’ circularity partners will be able to participate in the program, and removing brand liability for counterfeit products, among other concerns."
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Lamar said the apparel industry would have liked harmonization with the EU's recycling definition, language to fully close the loophole for online marketplaces, and an elimination of restrictions on the sale of recycled textiles.