This European Environment Agency briefing shows how integrating justice into circular economy policies strengthens environmental and social outcomes.

This briefing from the European Environment Agency looks at the links between the circular economy and climate change mitigation. Many reports and studies argue that this link exists, but estimates of its potential diverge greatly. See what the EEA has to say about why that is! 

AIMPLAS, the Plastics Technology Centre, has prepared an interesting article about contaminants in wastewaste. See how policymakers have updated the legislative framework for wastewater treatment, water reuse and the control of emerging contaminants.

In 2024, 12.2% of materials used in the EU came from recycled materials. See how the circular material use rate varies across the EU!

Multilayer plastic materials pose a significant end-of-life challenge as it is difficult to recycle them. 

This project found a solution using innovative technologies such as physicochemical delamination, a combination of mechanical separation techniques and enzymatic recycling.

In 2016, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) came up with the idea of a stakeholder platform for the circular economy. It's still living up to circular principles with a Reuse corner for parents.

Read all about it!

Maria Nikolopoulou, member of the European Economic and Social Committee and the ECESP Steering Group, has written an article featured in the Open Access Government magazine. 

She argues that the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform is Europe’s best bet for a sustainable future. Find out more!

The Irish Government has just signed a framework agreement for the procurement of around 60 thousand remanufactured laptops, meaning that any public body can purchase some of these laptops through it. It's the first time that an EU Member State has implemented this type of GPP procedure.

The Sustainable IT Summit took place on 23 April in the United Arab Emirates, organised by Circular Computing which, unsurprisingly, is endeavouring to promote circularity in the IT sector. The summit was attended by IT industry leaders who discussed sustainability challenges in this sector and the opportunities offered by circular processes such as remanufacturing.

The general consensus was that remanufacturing and acceptance of reused devices is inevitable: 20% of enterprise laptops bought will be pre-used in a few years.

Maria Nikolopoulou, EESC member and member of ECESP's Steering Group, gives her views on ECESP, describing it as a successful initiative tasked with accelerating the EU's circular transition.