Sustainability

Penneys parent firm warns new recycling rules will drive up prices

Primark told the Department of Enterprise that businesses do not have time to prepare for new measures being ‘rushed through’

Primark: ‘In principle we support the EU's aspirations for a greener and more circular economy but, at the same time, it feels as though a lot of legislation is being rushed through and business does not have time to prepare properly.’ Picture: Fergal Phillips

The owner of Penneys has warned that new textile recycling rules will drive up the cost of its clothing.

Primark has also raised concerns with Simon Coveney, the enterprise minister, that “a lot of legislation is being rushed” and Irish businesses are not being provided with time to prepare.

A series of new laws that govern the recycling of clothing are due to come into effect in the coming years. Under the EU Waste Framework ...