Textile Waste Act, 2025

SUMMARY FROM THE OFFICIAL REGISTRY

What you need to know

The Bill amends the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016 . A new section 75.1 provides that no more than three months after the day the section comes into force, the Minister shall commence a review to determine the manner in which to include textiles as a designated class of material in respect of which brand holders or others are required to carry out the responsibilities set out in subsection 61 (1). In determining how best to include textiles as a class of materials, the Minister shall consult with the listed persons and entities and have regard for the desirability of responsibility being assigned, where practicable, in accordance with the listed rules. No more than six months after the day the review has been commenced, the Minister shall report their findings to the Legislative Assembly including an estimated timeline for when it may be possible to designate textiles. Three months later, the Minister shall provide an update to the Legislative Assembly on what progress has been made. If textiles have not been designated six months after the initial report, the Minister shall provide reports every two months until textiles have been designated.