CEN/TC 248/WG 39 - Circular Textiles Chain - Requirements and categories

This document lists circular economy principles and provides guidance for circular economy across the textile value chain and value network and circularity for textile products.
This document applies to textiles, textile products, including non-textile components and materials.
This document excludes leather, fur products and footwear.

This document provides general terms and definitions used in the textile value chain related to environmental and circular economy aspects including design, production, retail, use and reuse, recycling processes, repair and disposal.

This document specifies minimum physical durability requirements and recommendations for bed, bath, kitchen and table textiles for circular economy in the textiles chain, based upon their intended use. Only textiles for domestic use are considered.
Included in this document are the following textiles for domestic use: bedlinen, kitchen towels, teacloths, tablecloths, napkins, bedding articles (duvets, pillows, bed covers), blankets, bath robes, terries like towels, washcloths and bathmats.
Excluded from the document are textiles intended for contract use and other home textiles such as curtains, textile wallpaper, carpets, upholstery, bed frames covered with textiles, mattresses (including mattress ticking), ticking and children sleeping bags. Medical textiles and medical devices are also excluded from this document.