The WEEE Forum aimed to formulate recommendations on potential future targets for WEEE collection and on the method for calculating the collection rate which would foster the circular economy.
This study accordingly conducted a comprehensive assessment of current WEEE collection rate calculation methodologies and proposes a new approach for setting WEEE collection targets in the EU. It took a multi-phase approach, including data collection, model development and sensitivity analysis. Interviews with experts and stakeholders were also carried out to validate assumptions and explore new target-setting approaches.
The study concludes that the WEEE generated method is preferable to the current POM (put on the market)-based collection target.
Mexico Circular Hotspot will take place on 5-6 November. It will focus on bringing together stakeholders from business, governments and knowledge institutions to advance the circular economy in Mexico and the Americas.
The circular economy's contribution to saving virgin raw materials is a widely recognised principle. Its contribution to climate neutrality is still underestimated.
This workshop will explore how tools and policies for boosting the market in and use of secondary materials can exploit the energy and environmental performance of secondary materials.
Germany's National Circular Economy Strategy adopts a strategic vision focused on reducing the consumption of primary raw materials. This approach is guided by the proposal from the International Resource Panel, under the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), which sets a global target of 6-8 tonnes of raw material consumption per capita per year by 2050.
The strategy considers every stage of the cycle: product design, material selection, production, maximising the use phase and, finally, reuse and recycling. It aims to prevent waste from being created in the first place. This can be achieved through smart product design, efficient manufacturing, extended product lifespans, easier repairability and maximising the recycling of all materials.
WCEF2025 reaffirmed the circular economy as a cornerstone of the regenerative economy and a vital strategy for decoupling well-being from resource use, placing the production sector at the centre of the transition. Read the summary to see what was discussed and shared there!
This session will explore the impacts of the EU's “clean, competitive and circular” policies on communities, including indigenous peoples and young people, and consider how to foster intergenerational equity and participation, starting from the raw materials agenda.
FNADE will ask a highly relevant question: how can we make circularity an asset for competitiveness?
The congress will endeavour to identify levers for developing local production of materials and energy from the waste sector in France and Europe. It will also look at ways to reconcile regulatory simplification with the protection of the environment and human health.
This webinar will dive into the transformative potential of biowaste management as a driver for sustainable agriculture and the circular economy.
It will explore how different stakeholders and projects across Europe are looking at new ways to collect and make use of biowaste, transforming organic waste into valuable soil improvers and circular fertilisers.
The Western Balkans Circular Economy Hub is excited to announce the launch of the 100 best circular practices initiative from the Western Balkan region! Has your company/organisation gone circular? Could what you've done be an inspiration for others? Then apply!