Reuse activities are an essential part of the EU’s moves to tackle the growing waste crisis.
However, the current combined targets for reuse and recycling generally prioritise recycling. This disregards the fact that quantitative reuse and preparing-for-reuse targets are an essential policy tool to implement the EU’s waste hierarchy.
This report presents an overview of existing targets and a detailed look at 24 targets set in different product categories and waste streams. The policy recommendations will help policymakers as they shape the Circular Economy Act, the revised WEEE Directive and other relevant measures at EU level. They cover issues such as setting specific targets for product streams with high environmental impact and job creation potential.
SUSBOARD is a new Horizon Europe Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Europe (CBE-JU) innovation project. It aims to develop a 100% bio-based, formaldehyde-free and cost-competitive adhesive for particleboard and medium-density fibreboard. The adhesive is manufactured using secondary biomass streams, and will greatly facilitate recycling and recovery.
This edition of Science for Environment Policy is a collection of seven previously published articles on scientific studies relevant to the circular economy. Read about battery collection, whether laypeople can really understand LCA data, chemical recycling and why people throw away clothing.
Circular ReBoundary is an initiative set up as part of the EU CircEUlar project focusing on developing circular pathways for an EU low-carbon transition. It provides information useful forprofessionals interested in circular economy practices. It is particularly relevant for the buildings, mobility and manufacturing sectors, but the rebound effects and stakeholder testimonials sections offer insights applicable across all industries.
Circular ReBoundary is intended for professionals interested in circular economy practices. It is particularly relevant for the buildings, mobility and manufacturing sectors, but the rebound effects and stakeholder testimonials sections offer insights applicable across all industries.
The workshop will bring together EU policymakers, researchers and construction stakeholders to explore how innovative materials, digital technologies and reuse strategies can together advance circularity in Europe’s built environment.
It aims to mirror the circular lifecycle of materials, from innovation and data acquisition to reuse and regeneration, and show how circular economy principles can be embedded into the construction sector.
The European Commission's Directorate-General for the Environment invites professionals in the built environment sector to join an online conference marking the fifth anniversary of Level(s): the EU common language for assessing and measuring the sustainability performance of buildings.
Find out how it works and what training materials are available to help you!
On 7 November, the Commission granted over EUR 358 million to 132 new projects across Europe under the LIFE Programme for environment and climate action. Read about a few of the projects selected to promote the circular economy!
ReSBE 2026 aims to redefine how the built environment is designed, constructed, operated and renewed. It will bring together researchers, practitioners, innovators and policymakers to explore transformative solutions for a regenerative future.
Participants will gain insights across circular design and construction, digitalisation and innovation, lifecycle assessment and metrics, climate adaptation and resilience, policy and governance, market transformation, and society and education.
