The California Retailers Association, the American Apparel & Footwear Association and the National
Retail Federation join forces to comply with California’s Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024
(SB 707)

Sacramento, CA – July 17, 2025 – The California Retailers Association, the American Apparel & Footwear Association and the National Retail Federation today announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly establish an independent, 501(c)(3) Producer Responsibility Organization dedicated to ensuring that apparel and textiles are diverted from landfills. The newly formed organization will collect, repair, reuse and recycle materials after use in compliance with California’s first-in-the-nation Extended Producer Responsibility law for textiles.

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