ZAGREB, May 27, 2018 - The economic potential of clothing and footwear waste is not adequately recognised in Croatia and of the 52,000 tonnes of that type of waste collected in 2016, only 4% was recycled, which is a highly discouraging rate, it was said at a conference on the management of textile waste and job creation in the textile waste industry held in Zagreb.

ZAGREB, March 7, 2018 - Croatia's textile industry changed considerably between 2002 and 2016, as some companies folded, onetime giants are no longer that big, the workforce shrank and, although a majority of the companies operated at a profit, wages remained lower than the national average, according to a Financial Agency analysis.