Europe generates considerable post-consumer textile waste (around 25kg per person in 2025), but the system captures and qualifies only a fraction for recycling.
This report, prepared by the Boston Consulting Group, finds that:
A viable European textile-to-textile system requires major investment but is not deemed to be profitable.
Enabling mechanisms coordinating the chain and sharing risk are needed to bridge the economics gap.
Textile-to-textile recycled fibres are a new product category answering a planetary need for circularity, but with structurally higher prcessing costs. Under current conditions, they will not be cost-competitive with existing recycled routes.
This petition calls for a change to the current EU policy which allows imported plastic waste to count toward European recycling targets, creating a gap between reported progress and real circularity.
The European Sustainable Phosphorus Conference is the world’s leading sustainable phosphorus event. It takes place every two to three years and the sixth conference will be on 24-26 November.
They're calling for abstracts, deadline: 30 April!
This workshop will gather input for the development of proposals for phosphorus reuse and recycling rates from sewage and give an update on phosphorus recovery.
The Commission is asking young people for their views on the coming Circular Economy Act.
It's set to be adopted later this year, and aims to keep products and materials in use for as long as possible. This will reduce waste, resource consumption and our dependence on third countries.
There are various ways to engage: read all about them!
Electric vehicles are rapidly transforming the transportation landscape. Circularity solutions, namely recycling and second-life applications, are central to addressing environmental impacts and securing access to valuable materials in electric vehicle batteries (EVBs).
Consolidating lessons learnt from the BATRAW project, this report identifies three key enabling conditions for scaling up circularity applications for EVBs in the EU: (i) effective implementation of the EU policy framework underpinned by the Batteries Regulation; (ii) strengthened financial support for scaling up battery circularity applications; and (iii) further harmonisation of the standardisation landscape impacting EVB circularity.
Scaling up the circular public procurement of phones, laptops and workwear would clearly have significant benefits. Find out about opportunities and barriers when it comes to fostering value chain collaboration in the public procurement of ICT and phones.
RREUSE invites you to the online launch of its latest report exploring the vital role that social enterprises play in advancing circularity in furniture and mattresses.
This research highlights innovative approaches to extending product lifecycles while delivering meaningful social impact.
The European Investment Bank and the European Commission's Directorate-General for the Environment are organising an event to mark the launch of their joint report on Transitioning to a circular economy: Closing the investment gap in Europe.
The BATMASS project (EU circular BATtery valley for second life, recycling, and re-manufacturing of materials and black MASS) aims to revolutionise the battery value chain in Europe by creating a cross-regional ecosystem based on circular innovations.
On 17 March, it hosted a Forum exploring opportunities to scale up circular battery technologies and strengthen Europe’s battery value chain.
