Overview

• On July 24, Le Relais resumed nationwide textile collections after a week-long suspension over insufficient eco-contributions.
• The government’s €49 million aid package has lifted Refashion’s payment to recyclers from €156 to €223 per tonne for 2025.
• Le Relais calls the funding boost a “belle avancée” but says it remains inadequate amid rising treatment costs driven by ultra-fast fashion.
• The network maintains its call for €304 per tonne and warns that the sector could lose up to 3,000 jobs if funding does not improve.
• The tribunal of Quimper confirmed the liquidation of Abi29 this month, threatening 80 jobs and underscoring vulnerabilities across the recycling chain.