Since the publication of the European Union's Circular Economy Action Plan in 2015, this new sustainability paradigm has become a guiding force behind the environmental and economic policies of the Junker Commission. The European Union (EU) has taken a particular approach to circularity, with high...
The European Green New Deal is centered on the concept of a circular economy, with a focus on reducing waste and improving resource efficiency. The EU's Circular Economy Action Plan, published in 2020, sets out a clear and coherent policy framework covering a range of regulations, including th...
One thing that is impossible to ignore when looking at the circular rollout, is the economic potential that is possible if Europe were to make a more concerted push towards circularity. A McKinsey report which was released to coincide with the first EU Circular Economy Action Planoutlined the p...
European Commission has put forward an action plan to develop a sustainable and circular bioeconomy that serves Europe’s society, environment and economy. The new bioeconomy strategy is part of the Commission’s drive to boost jobs, growth, and investment in the EU. It aims to improve and sca...
The European Commission Circular Economy Action Plan aims at fostering a society based on sustainable production and consumption. Within this context, industrial organisations are called to implement a wide set of practices to drive this transition: manufacturing easy-to-repair and sustainable products, ...
European Commission (Circular Economy Action Plan) An economy “where the value of products, materials and resources is maintained in the economy for as long as possible, and the generation of waste minimized” Priority: plastics, food waste, critical raw materials, construction materials, biomass ...
Apart from the climate strategic actions to achieve decarbonisation in the EU, one of the main building blocks of the EGD is the new circular economy action plan (CEAP).Footnote 8 This targets how products are designed, promotes circular economy processes, encourages sustainable consumption, and...
regarding the future of the EU economy, continuing its long history of being one of the world’s most innovation-led regions. To be consistent with its Circular Economy Action Plan, and to address the sustainability issues outlined in this paper and in numerous publications worldwide, it needs...
In addition to the EU legislation, the European Commission's circular economy action plan commits to waste reduction targets by 2025. More particularly, 55% of municipal and 65% of packaging waste must be reused or recycled. Available data on hazardous waste generation indicators at the regional ...
This initiative is also aligned with the revised Renewable Energy Directive (RED II: 2018/2001/EU) and with the objectives of the Circular Economy Action Plan by promoting the efficient use of bio-based resources to support innovation in the bioeconomy. At the same time, it contributes to the...