Creating an EPR Data Sandbox to drive circularity in UK fashion

我们的项目将评估公平和平衡的行业主导的生产者延伸责任(EPR)制度的可行性，该制度可以推动英国时尚体系向循环经济的过渡。这需要一种激进和创新的市场数据整理方法，适当的激励措施来转向循环选择，以及适当的抑制线性系统。该系统必须容纳供应链的所有参与者：设计师、制造商、品牌、零售商、零售平台(包括服装转售和租赁平台)、服务提供商(例如清洁、改造和修复)、旧衣服收集商、分类器、商家、回收商和后处理器。该项目具有独特的创新性，因为之前所有的生产者责任制都是由政府通过传统的政策和监管机制--例如废电子电器、电池、包装等--实施的。一些时尚品牌据说每天发布多达**_1000条新产品线。英国政府认识到在新领域实施有效的EPR所面临的挑战。因此，它在实施可能不公平地惩罚低收入者或无意中扭曲市场的措施方面一直犹豫不决。我们的项目将与主要的设计、制造、零售、收集和回收贸易组织合作，评估和测试一个可行的、基于数据的、基于市场的EPR系统，该系统可以动态、灵活并适应新技术、零售系统和消费者行为的出现。输出将为英国时尚和纺织业提供价值证明模型，但也可能复制到其他EPR市场，包括床垫、轮胎、地毯等。

Our project will assess the feasibility of a fair and balanced industry-led extended producer responsibility (EPR) system that can drive the transition to circular economy in the UK fashion system.This requires a radical and innovative approach to market data collation, appropriate incentivisation to switch to circular options and appropriate disincentivisation of linear systems. The system must accommodate all supply chain players: designers, manufacturers, brands, retailers, retail platforms (including those that are for resale and rental of clothing), service providers (e.g. cleaning, alteration and repair), collectors of used clothing, sorters, merchants, recyclers and reprocessors.This project is uniquely innovative because all previous producer responsibility systems have been implemented by governments through traditional policy & regulatory mechanisms - for example WEEE, batteries, packaging, etc. Such approaches typically focused only on end of life and recycling, and cannot adopt to rapidly evolving markets. Some fashion brands are said to be releasing up to **_1,000 new product lines each day_**.The UK government recognises the challenges of implementing effective EPR in new areas. As a result, it has been hesitant to implement measures that might unfairly penalise those on low incomes or unintentionally distort the market.Our project will work with key design, manufacturing, retail, collection and recycling trade organisations to assess and test a feasible, data-led market-based EPR system that can be dynamic, flexible and adapt to the emergence of new technologies, retail systems and consumer behaviour.The output will deliver a proof of value model for the UK fashion & textiles sector but may also be replicable to other EPR markets including mattresses, tyres, carpets, etc.