Sir, – I was pleased to read in your editorial on textile waste that under a new directive, producers who make textiles available in the EU will have to cover the cost of their collection, sorting and recycling. It is important that the producers of these (and other) products will be held financially responsible for the downstream costs of their products. The taxpayer should not bear these costs, while the profits go to industry and owners. I propose a similar process for recouping the costs of alcohol harms from the alcohol manufacturing industry. Alcohol harms, such as the costs of...