Safeguarding the Prato Model: Ensuring Virtue and Traceability
March 16, 2023
INSIDE THE CAPITAL OF ITALIAN RAGS
April 7, 2023“Our System Should Be a Model“
United at the ministry to request the safeguarding of the Prato system. The district does not want to risk being crushed by the new extended producer responsibility legislation in the textile sector. And so, after analyzing a preliminary draft decree, the economic sectors have moved in unison to bring all the critical aspects of the text to the attention of the offices in Rome. Hence, the recent meeting, promoted by Forza Italia deputy Erica Mazzetti, which saw an hearing at the Ministry of Environment and Energy Security (Mase) with the Corertex Consortium (represented by De Salvo and Marseo), Astri (Guerri), Confindustria Toscana Nord (Brighetti), Confartigianato Imprese Prato (Vignolini), and Cna Toscana Centro (Grassi). They were received by the Director-General of the Circular Economy section, Silvia Grandi.
The first point to protect is related to the sector of reuse and recycling of textile garments. Prato already has a supply chain that reuses up to 65% of used clothing and recycles up to 32%, with only 34% waste. The possibility of increasing the percentage of garments to be incinerated at the government level must be avoided. Then there is the issue of the environmental contribution. From an initial reading of the draft decree, it seems that everything would end up benefiting producers, but Prato asks for it to be distributed across the entire supply chain. This would mean ensuring investments in innovation and sustainability. Mazzetti, in order to give further visibility to the district, is organizing a visit to Prato by Minister Pichetto Fratin and department technicians, and she will also bring the various economic categories in Prato to an hearing in the parliamentary Environment committee. The ministry’s technicians have shown great willingness towards the district. “We want to use the decree to improve the supply chain, without major upheavals,” they explained.
