2026/0224/AT
EC/EFTA
AT Österreich
  • X30M - Textilien und Möbel
2026-08-06
2026-05-13

Used textiles to be delivered as scrap and waste

Provincial Act with which the Upper Austrian Waste Management Act (AWG) 2009 to be amended

(Upper Austrian Waste Management Act Amendment 2026 – Upper Austrian. AWG Amendment 2026)

In response to the volatility of the used textiles market within the waste management sector, a requirement to deliver used textiles intended as scrap and waste to district waste management associations or towns with their own charters is being enshrined in law, in order to ensure their proper disposal in the long term.