Building on challenges and best practices identified among frontrunner cities and regions, ICLEI Europe and its members have provided nine policy recommendations to address the limitations of the current scope of the CEA:
Leverage circular economy to cut consumption-based emissions
Reduce material consumption to enhance the EU’s economic security
Ensure the transition to a circular economy is just and inclusive, leaving no one behind
Ensure a multilevel governance approach in policy development and implementation
Shift funding from piloting towards scaling-up
Build capacity in cities to support circular economy implementation
Build the case to reform the linear tax system
Leverage public procurement to provide a launch market for circular businesses
This audit aimed to evaluate the action taken by the European Commission and the Member States with a view to achieving the EU’s objectives for municipal waste.
It assessed whether the Commission’s legal initiatives and enforcement were fit for purpose; whether the four sampled Member States have made good progress in achieving EU waste targets and objectives; and whether the 16 sampled projects in these Member States – co-financed with EU funds – were implemented well in terms of time, cost and capacity.
The audit covered the period from 2014 to 2024. It found that while the Commission has boosted targets and requirements, many Member States face challenges in their progress towards circularity, mainly due to financial constraints and weaknesses in planning and implementation.
This webinar will introduce the concept of circular sanitation and will show the benefits of closing nitrogen and phosphorus loops. Using examples from all over Europe, it will present policies and actions that local and regional authorities can implement to make circular sanitation a reality.
This online session is a side event of the European Week of Regions and Cities.
The Horizon Europe project DECISO (DEvelopers of CIrcular SOlutions) aims to support European cities and regions as they develop financing schemes for circular economy initiatives. The project's final event will showcase how European cities and regions overcome financing barriers impeding circular economy initiatives.
Join one of the new CCRI communities of practice to benefit from focused, in-depth exchanges with other circular frontrunners. Tap into ideas, tools and experience of others on the same path to create better solutions, faster.
Join the European Investment Bank's C3 team and circular economy experts for the first event of a new C3 Circular City Seminar Series targeted at city and region representatives.
The Zero Waste Action Weeks are all about waste prevention and resource conservation, covering upcycling, repairing, food rescue, circular economy, reuse, sustainable consumption and zero waste fashion.
Come and experience the hands-on sessions, lectures and workshops!
Approximately 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced globally each year.
If tender documents require recycled materials, encourage reuse or repurposing of plastic-containing products, and prevent the use of single-use plastics, then public procurement can play a pivotal role in curbing the plastic crisis.
This webinar will present examples of how contracting authorities can limit plastic waste and pollution through procurement decisions.
A coalition of European cities has published a policy brief calling on EU institutions to strengthen the enabling framework for local circular economy implementation. The Circular Cities Frontrunner Group, consisting of cities such as Amsterdam, Milan, Malmö, Copenhagen, Turku and Porto, has developed the brief as a shared contribution to the EU’s 2024-2029 political cycle.
The policy brief builds on a joint open letter addressed to Members of the European Parliament in late 2024 and outlines how cities can help scale the circular transition - if the right policy conditions are in place.
The brief contributes to ongoing discussions around the Circular Economy Act, the EU’s competitiveness agenda and the future of multilevel governance.
