Waste Framework Directive Amendment: Textiles and Food Waste - Second Reading
Summary
The European Parliament adopted amendments to EU Directive 2008/98/EC (Waste Framework Directive) regarding textiles and food waste at second reading on 9 September 2025, published in the Official Journal on 9 April 2026. The directive introduces extended producer responsibility schemes, binding waste reduction targets, and mandatory separate collection requirements for textiles and food waste.
What changed
The adopted directive amends the Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EC) to introduce specific measures addressing textile waste and food waste throughout the EU. Key changes include mandatory extended producer responsibility schemes placing financial responsibility on producers for end-of-life management of their products, binding waste reduction targets for the food sector, and requirements for Member States to establish separate collection systems for textiles.\n\nAffected parties include textile manufacturers, clothing retailers, food producers, and importers/exporters operating within the EU. The directive requires Member States to transpose the new requirements into national law within 18 months of entry into force. Businesses in the textile and food sectors should anticipate increased compliance costs and administrative burdens related to extended producer responsibility scheme participation, reporting obligations, and waste tracking requirements.
What to do next
- Review current waste management practices against new textile and food waste requirements
- Implement extended producer responsibility schemes where applicable
- Prepare for mandatory separate collection of textile and food waste
Penalties
Non-compliance with EU waste directives may result in Member State infringement proceedings and potential financial penalties under Article 260 TFEU.
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P10_TA(2025)0167 – Waste Framework Directive: textiles and food waste – European Parliament legislative resolution of 9 September 2025 on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste (06978/2/2025 – C10-0139/2025 – 2023/0234(COD)) (Ordinary legislative procedure: second reading)
P10_TA(2025)0167 – Waste Framework Directive: textiles and food waste – European Parliament legislative resolution of 9 September 2025 on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste (06978/2/2025 – C10-0139/2025 – 2023/0234(COD)) (Ordinary legislative procedure: second reading)
P10_TA(2025)0167 – Waste Framework Directive: textiles and food waste – European Parliament legislative resolution of 9 September 2025 on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste (06978/2/2025 – C10-0139/2025 – 2023/0234(COD)) (Ordinary legislative procedure: second reading)
OJ C, C/2026/1487, 9.4.2026, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/1487/oj (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/1487/oj
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P10_TA(2025)0167
Waste Framework Directive: textiles and food waste
European Parliament legislative resolution of 9 September 2025 on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste (06978/2/2025 – C10-0139/2025 – 2023/0234(COD))
(Ordinary legislative procedure: second reading)
(C/2026/1487)
The European Parliament,
| — | having regard to the Council position at first reading (06978/2/2025 – C10-0139/2025), |
| — | having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 25 October 2023 (1), |
| — | having regard to its position at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2023)0420), |
| — | having regard to Article 294(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, |
| — | having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the committee responsible under Rule 75(4) of its Rules of Procedure, |
| — | having regard to Rule 68 of its Rules of Procedure, |
| — | having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety (A10-0144/2025), |
| 1. | Approves the Council position at first reading; |
| 2. | Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the Council position; |
| 3. | Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council, in accordance with Article 297(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; |
| 4. | Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union; |
| 5. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments. |
(1) OJ C, C/2024/888, 6.2.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/888/oj.
(2) OJ C, C/2025/1033, 27.2.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/1033/oj.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/1487/oj
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