cover image: POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF DUTCH CIRCULAR ECONOMY STRATEGIES ON LOW AND MIDDLE- INCOME COUNTRIES

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POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF DUTCH CIRCULAR ECONOMY STRATEGIES ON LOW AND MIDDLE- INCOME COUNTRIES

16 Nov 2021

The impacts of Dutch policies for the circular use of textiles on low- and middle-income countries depend on 1) the type of circular economy strategies implemented; 2) the role that low- and middle-income countries play in the circular economy loops of the Netherlands; and 3) the local conditions in the countries in question. [...] With the right preconditions, the circular economy can drive positive change and thereby contribute to the achievement of the SDGs, both in the Netherlands and abroad. [...] In response, in January 2021, the US Government issued a ban on the import of products containing cotton from Xinjiang region, citing concerns about the use of prison and forced labour and repression of the Uyghur people and other ethnic and religious minority groups. [...] One reason for the drop in cotton production in the last years is the deteriorating security situation in the northern and eastern parts of the country (Reliefweb, 2021; Zohoun, 2020). [...] Pakistan is the world's largest importer of post-consumer textiles Pakistan is the world's leading importer of post-consumer textiles in the category ‘worn clothing’, with around 14% of the global volume and 7% of the value in 2019; followed by India with a much smaller share of 6% of the volume, with large quantities classified as ‘rags’ (Figure 2.5).
"circular economy, textiles"

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PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency

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89
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Netherlands

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