Estonia is struggling to work out how to collect textile waste under an EU directive that comes into effect next year.From January 1, it must be separated from household waste but capacity is limited both here and in Europe.
Tallinn does not think it necessary to install waste containers next to every apartment block as the problem concerns recycling not collection.The capital already has four waste stations and twenty containers where old clothes and textiles can be deposited.
“As far as I know, the nearest place in the neighboring countries that has the capacity to process textile waste, to turn it into so-called fibers, is in Finland.
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