circular economy

WRAP’s latest study shows expansion of the circular economy could create 3 million extra jobs and reduce unemployment by 520,000 across EU member states by 2030.

The European Commission should come up with a truly ambitious circular economy package as announced by its First Vice-President Frans Timmermans when the previous package was withdrawn.

With the acquisition of the Dutch company AKG Kunststof Groep, a leading European recycling and polypropylene (PP) production company, Veolia confirms its ambition to further develop in the strategic circular economy sector.

Europe’s Circular Economy Package should be ambitious in maximising waste prevention and use of waste as a resource while minimising landfilling of recyclable and recoverable waste, the Waste-to-Energy umbrella association CEWEP points out in its statement in response to the European Commission’s consultation on the circular economy currently underway.

The European Parliament Environment committee has sent out a strong statement to the European Commission by voting in favour of an ambitious strategy to develop a circular economy.

The conference-debate of the European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC) “Towards an EU Circular Economy”, chaired by Mr Karl-Heinz Florenz, Member of the European Parliament, and hosted by the European Economic & Social Committee (EESC) provided a timely opportunity for all stakeholders to highlight the importance of an ambitious new circular economy package.

The EU should make better use of one of the most powerful tools at its disposal if it wants to reduce resource consumption in Europe and bring about a circular economy, according to a new report from the European Environmental Bureau (EEB). The Ecodesign Directive is already delivering substantial energy savings and is allowing consumers to save hundreds of euros on their energy bills each year. ”Delivering Resource Efficient Products” argues that setting requirements on resource use would be politically timely and provide further benefits to both businesses and consumers.

The federation regrets the uncertainty around the future of the EU’s circular economy proposals.

PRE regrets the delay announced today for the EU’s Circular Economy Package. The
European Commission unveiled its 2015 Work Programme today, during the European
Parliament’s plenary session in Strasbourg, which withdraws the circular economy
proposal.