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Retailers to collaborate on circular textiles set-up

31/07/2025
Retailers to collaborate on circular textiles set-up
The California Retailers Association, the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) and the National Retail Federation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly establish a ‘producer responsibility’ organisation (PRO) aiming to divert clothing and textiles from landfill. 

The organisation will collect, repair, reuse and recycle materials in compliance with California’s Extended Producer Responsibility law for textiles.

Signed into law in 2024, California’s SB 707 requires producers and importers of textiles to take responsibility for the end-of-life management by joining and funding a PRO. The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery must approve a PRO by March 1, 2026, following a January 1, 2026, PRO application deadline. 

Steve Lamar, CEO of AAFA, said: “This partnership signals our industry’s commitment to collaborate in support of a circular transition. By bringing together diverse stakeholders from across our industry supply chain, we are launching an inclusive organisation that is right for the California market and regulatory environment, establishing California as the standard for similar approaches nationwide.”

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