The ESPR and Unsold Consumer Goods (Regulation – EU – 2024/1781 – EN – EUR-Lex)
+ Why does the ESPR address the destruction of unsold products?
The destruction of unsold consumer products:
- Wasted resources
- Environmental damage
- Against the principles of the circular economy
ESPR will establish rules:
- Waste reduction
- Discouraging overproduction
- Ban on destruction, thereby distinguishing between preparation for reuse and destruction
+ ESPR: Art. 23: General principle of prevention of destruction
New EU rules to stop the destruction of unsold clothing and shoes – Environment
“Market participants take the necessary measures that can reasonably be expected to prevent unsold consumer goods from being destroyed.”’