It might've been a better idea to somehow inform the consumers about the thread tensile strength and other quality indicators, because clothing quality is on a downward slope in the last 10 years, and it's getting worse and worse. They need to regulate the market, just as they regulated the mobile chargers and the like.<p>I have 25 year old clothes that hold up to this very day and I have recently bought farmers and trousers from the same brand which only lasted for half a year compared to early models that I still have and they are intact. And these are not cheapo parts...
Based on other articles I am reading, it sounds like they can't discard them at all.<p>Does that mean you can just "sell" a lot of clothes to a recycler for $1? Or do they have to keep that ugly jacket on the shelf for decades if they have to? How is this enforceable?<p>Also, I'm all for durable/repairable clothes, but I'm not sure how much the average consumer is really into darning their own socks. If we want more durable clothes we are talking about less spandex and polyester and more thick and uncomfortable garments.
> "It is time to end the model of 'take, make, dispose' that is so harmful to our planet, our health and our economy." ... "New products will be designed in a way that benefits all, respects our planet and protects the environment."<p>> The agreement outlined that the European Commission can issue legally binding requirements to make goods such as furniture, tyres, detergents, paints and chemicals more environmentally friendly.<p>It's interesting to watch how people constantly invent new ways to re-introduce legal concepts that we threw out when we invented liberalism. For example, we got rid of sumptuary laws, which restrict the consumption habits of the lower classes, but now we're bringing them back under the principle of being environmentally friendly.
How about those second hand shops, who supplies them? <a href="https://bineboutique.ro/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1_IMG-20200525-WA0011-1024x768.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://bineboutique.ro/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1_IMG-202...</a><p>Maybe they are just discarded "first hand" clothing?
This article is light on details, but I assume the intent is to warehouse unsold clothing until they are damaged by moths or water, and then throw it away later?<p>Or do they actually plan to require stores to keep clothing that no one wants on the shelf forever?
Exceptions for small companies... Franchise model, is that you knocking? (I haven't read the law, I'm unable to say if that would actually be viable.)
"Just" ban fast-fashion and ban weakening the clothing on purpose (like tears and acid washes) Normally I would not call for bans, but that's Europe and they're into banning things, so that's my recommendation.