The Spanish Association for Standardization, UNE, and the Spanish Federation of Recovery and Recycling (FER) will hold the Webinar "UNE-FER: a new standard on classification for the reuse and recycling of textiles."
This event will present the new UNE Standard 40700 on Specifications for handling and classification for the reuse and recycling of used textiles, which was published at the end of 2023. This standard has been developed within the UNE Circular Economy Committee for Textile Products and the Textile Chain (CTN-UNE 40/GT 11), which is the result of the group's coordinated work that began in mid 2022.
This standard focuses on defining procedures for the collection, storage and classification of used textiles, following best practices and complying with current legal requirements. This will promote adequate preparation for subsequent reuse or recycling, ensuring the quality of second-hand textiles and, if necessary, feeding appropriately into the recycling process for textiles not suitable for reuse, in line with the waste hierarchy principle.
This standard is aimed at textile industry professionals, including textile producers, importers and retailers, as well as organisations involved in the sorting and recycling of post-consumer textile waste, along with other public and private stakeholders.
In this Webinar, both entities analysed the content of the standard and the advantages of having a standardised procedure for the handling and classification of used textiles. They will also discuss the legislative developments that will affect the textile reuse and recycling chain.
The event was attended by UNE's Director of Standardisation Programmes and Stakeholders, Paloma García; UNE's Head of Textiles, Esther Bermejo; General Director of FER, Alicia Franco; and the Head of the Regulatory and Sustainability Area of FER, Isabel M. Nogales.
Programme
10:30 am Welcome and Opening remarks
- Paloma García
Director of Standardisation Programmes and Stakeholder Engagement at UNE
10 40 How standards support the sustainability of the textile sector
- Esther Bermejo
Responsible for the textile industry at UNE
10: 50 am Next legislative developments and opportunities in textile reuse and recycling
- Alicia García-Franco
General Director of FER
11: 05 am UNE Standard 40700 and the promotion of good practices in the classification of textiles
- Isabel M. Nogales
Head of the Regulatory and Sustainability Area at FER
11:20 Debate
11:30 End of session
