On 25 June, the Leadership Group on Citizen Engagement & Circular Behaviour hosted the EU Circular Talk "Mainstreaming Circularity: Empowering Citizens for the Transition”. This webinar examined practical pathways to build understanding, shift mindsets and accelerate citizen behaviour change towards the circular transition.
The Paris Call for the Reuse Economy aims to form a community working to make reuse the rule, rather than the exception. It calls on people who believe in the power of the reuse economy as a driver of resilience, value creation and economic sovereignty. Do you agree? Then sign it!
This webinar will address the development of social innovation action plans and their deployment and application. Come and gain insights from experts, projects and cities leading systemic change through social innovation!
To achieve a truly circular economy, citizen engagement must move from the margins to the mainstream. This EU Circular Talk explored how we can embed circular thinking into everyday life through communication, education and practical tools that empower people to act.
Speakers and participants examined practical pathways to build understanding, shift mindsets and accelerate the circular transition—one citizen at a time.
This interactive webinar, organised as part of EU Green Week, will bring together practitioners, experts and researchers to address one of the most challenging aspects of circularity: human behaviour.
On 10 April 2025, the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform (ECESP) held a high-level stakeholder dialogue in Brussels. The purpose was twofold: it provided a forum for stakeholders to exchange views and offer feedback on ongoing legislative proposals, and it gathered valuable insights that will contribute to EU Green Week in June.
This report summarises the discussions which took place.
The European Deposit Return Systems Association (EDRSA) for beverage packaging was founded in 2025.
The objective is to advance best practices, policy development and collaboration in the field of deposit return systems (DRS) in Europe.
EDRSA aims to foster innovation, efficiency and environmental responsibility in DRS programmes by bringing together key players from across the industry, including system operators, policymakers, recyclers and technology providers. The association will serve as a platform for sharing expertise, advocating for effective legislation and driving improvements in circular economy initiatives.
The members of the Association operate in 15 EU Member States plus Iceland and Norway.
PSLifestyle is a free app that empowers individuals to better understand their environmental impact and supports them in adopting more sustainable and circular lifestyles. By providing personalized insights into users’ carbon footprints, it encourages changes in everyday consumption patterns that align with the principles of the circular economy.
REuse Economy Expo is a European trade fair that connects up players and solutions to co-construct and develop economic models for reuse.
With over 300 solutions, 70 conferences, masterclasses and workshops, and more than 3 000 expected visitors, this two-day event is designed to help organisations take steps towards integrating reuse in their operations.
The European Sustainable Business Federation and the German Sustainable Business Association are organising a parliamentary breakfast hosted by Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy MEP to facilitate the dialogue between business and policymakers on how to develop the European market for recycled material.
