Hazards Out! is an initiative aiming to raise awareness about the mandatory separate collection of household hazardous waste (HHW) and support local authorities and other relevant stakeholders with establishing effective HHW management strategies.

It is organising a series of webinars on the topic: the third Hazards Out! episode will explore the industrial perspective and the role of Extended Producer Responsibility schemes in the separate collection and treatment of HHW.

CEMBUREAU - A Cement Action Plan: Powering Competitiveness, Enabling Transition – 09:30am-13:00 CET, Townhall Europe, Brussels and online – 15 October 2025 – Find more information at cembureau.eu
Event type
City
Brussels and online
Country
Belgium
Scope

This event will explore how CEMBUREAU's Cement Action Plan can contribute to climate action and competitiveness in the EU. 

The plan focuses on building climate-resilient infrastructure, delivering affordable housing, enabling renewable energy systems and ensuring strategic autonomy through a strong, local industrial base. To fully play this role, the cement sector needs a regulatory framework that enables investment, rewards circularity and supports innovation at scale.

This webinar will explore the latest developments in the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) and what it means for the fashion, clothing and textile industry, especially SMEs. 

It will unpack key components of the EPSR, including the Digital Product Passport (DPP), Substances of Concern (SoC), green public procurement, ecodesign requirements and the ban on destroying unsold goods. International and national standards on circularity and ecodesign relevant to the sector will also be introduced.

Front page of the report with the European Commission logo, the tile of the report and the names of the authors, and a diagram of the plastics value chain
Type
Author
AMADEI Andrea
VENTURELLI Sara
MANFREDI Simone
Publication Date
07/2025
Country
EU
Language for original content
Scope

This study aimed to establish a Material Flow Analysis model (MFA) for the whole value chain of plastics in the EU-27 in 2022, from polymers production to end-of-life plastic management and recyclates production.

The MFA analysis focused on nine sectors (Packaging, Construction, Transport, Electronic, Agriculture, Textiles, Healthcare, Fishing and ‘Other’). Thanks to the granularity of data achieved in this study, these sectors were further detailed via polymer-specific MFAs, capturing a total of 15 different polymers.

Results indicated that packaging and construction are the most important sectors among those assessed, contributing respectively to 33.9% and 18.3% of total plastic consumption. The average end-of-life recycling rate among all sectors is 19.6%.

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New indicators measuring transition to circularity

Front page of the report with the European Commission logo, the title, final report, and the bottom half dark blue with starts in a semi circle
Type
Author
European Commission: Directorate-General for Research and Innovation
ECORYS
IEEP
Norion
Ricardo
Publication Date
06/2025
Country
EU
Language for original content
Scope

The transition to circularity in the EU needs support from policymakers and stakeholders at all levels – and that will require indicators and metrics. Complementary indicators need to be developed which expand the focus of traditional efforts to give greater attention to higher-value circularity activities and allow for the specificity of relevant policy focus areas, economic sectors and material streams.

This document is the final report of a 2-year project to identify and investigate opportunities for innovation in monitoring circularity across the EU. 

It provides a baseline of policy and funding frameworks and monitoring efforts across 11 priority policy themes. 60 indicators were tested as part of the project, with conclusions and recommendations for each of the individual policy areas.

The European Commission's Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs has launched four surveys for specific groups of stakeholders on the Digital Product Passport (DPP). Your feedback will help them determine the feasibility of establishing a certification scheme to ensure compliance with these requirements.

3R-BioPhosphate Ltd. has designed a proprietary 3R Zero Emission/Energy-Independent Pyrolysis Technology which promotes circular agriculture by transforming unexploited agricultural and food industry by-products into market-competitive, eco-safe and high-performance products.

Event banner with the words "The 4th Annual European Tech for Climate Action Conference. 30 Sept-1Oct/Brussels"
Event type
City
Brussels
Country
Belgium

The 4th Annual European Tech for Climate Action Conference provides a unique opportunity to explore Europe’s competitive advantage. 

Spanning two days and emphasising in-depth discussions and networking, this year’s event will highlight how the EU’s competitiveness plan and sustainability goals can support one another, and ensure that Europe is a place where growth and innovation can flourish.

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