BIR Textiles Round-Table | ‘Unauthorised’ collectors turn the supply screw

Europe’s long-established textiles recyclers are facing something of a double-whammy at present: not only are originals difficult and expensive to obtain, but also the activities of so-called ‘unauthorised’ operators are making competition for volume ever more intense.

Winter is fast approaching in Europe but sorters have been unable to fulfil the age-old practice of building up stocks ahead of the colder months. And to make the supply situation even more ...

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