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TCI/100/3 - Circular Economy for textile products and the textile chain

Sector: Manufacturing

Categories: Textile fibres. Man-made

Overview: Under the direction of TCI/100, is responsible for vertical, sector- specific standards in the field of textile circularity, providing the UK input to CEN/TC 248/WG 39 Circular Economy for textile products and the textile chain, ISO/TC 38/WG 30 Tests for Biodegradability and ISO/TC 38/WG 35 Environmental aspects. Subjects covered include contract and domestic textiles (and textiles products), apparel, assembly/dis- assembly, extension of life, re-manufacturing, and repair and refurbishment.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (9)
Reference Standards description
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The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD CEN/TS WI 00248776 Textiles – Circular economy for textile products – Minimum durability requirements and recommendations. Part 1: Clothing

Categories: Unclassified documents

Proposal begins : 		Proposal
PD CEN/TS WI 00248763 Textiles — Circular economy for textile products. Part 2: Design for circularity

Categories: Unclassified documents

Proposal begins : 		Proposal
PD CEN/TS WI 00248761 Textiles — Circular economy for textile products. Part 3: Categorisation of and requirements on non-virgin input materials

Categories: Unclassified documents

Proposal begins : 		Proposal
BS ISO 25957-2 Textiles — Specifications, evaluation methodologies and requirements for labelling methods of bio based man-made fibres. Part 2: Specifications of bio-based chemical fibres

Categories: Textile fibres. Man-made

Drafting begins : 2026-09-18 		Drafting
BS ISO 25957-1 ISO 26957 Textiles. Specifications, evaluation methodologies and requirements for labelling methods of recycled man-made fibres. Part 1: Specifications of recycled chemical fibres

Categories: Textile fibres. Man-made

Public comment begins : 2026-08-24 		Public comment
BS ISO 24304 Textiles — Determination of the aerobic biodegradation of textile materials in seawater

Categories: Textiles. General

Approval begins : 2026-10-20 		Approval
BS ISO 17952 Textiles — Test method for determination of physical degradation rate of textile materials under simulated composting conditions in a laboratory — Scale test

Categories: Textile fibres. General

Public comment begins : 2026-04-01 		Public comment
BS EN WI 00248786 Textiles – Circular economy for textile products – Minimum durability requirements. Part 2: Workwear

Categories: Environmental economics | Clothes

Approval begins : 		Approval
BS EN WI 00248785 Textiles – Circular economy for textile products – Minimum durability requirements. Part 3: Bed, bath, kitchen and table textiles"

Categories: Environmental economics | Textile fabrics | Home textiles. Linen

Approval begins : 		Approval
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The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
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Reference Standards description
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The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.