PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
British Retail Consortium Voluntary Guideline on second-hand and pre-loved items (22 September 2022)

That this House commends the British Retail Consortium and its members on launching new voluntary guidelines for retailers on the treatment of second-hand and pre-loved items; welcomes this industry-leading and responsible initiative from retailers to deliver a more circular economy during what is second-hand September; celebrates the aim and ambition of this new initiative to limit, and ultimately end, sending items to landfill unnecessarily and to keep them in circulation for longer so that they can be used and loved by more people; welcomes the move to provide customers with better and more transparent information about the condition of goods to give them confidence in the quality and condition of the second-hand items purchased; and welcomes the practical and detailed guidance and support available to retailers, brands, and resell platforms to ensure textiles product lines including women’s, men’s, and children’s clothing, footwear, accessories, and non-apparel textiles such as bedding, cushion covers, towels, curtains, etc, are kept with a circular loop rather than being sent to landfill.

Sponsored by:
Dr Lisa Cameron (Conservative)