For many years, buying new was financially and logistically easier than repair. This resulted in large amounts of waste and used up resources at an impressive and unnecessary rate.
The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) entered into force in February 2025 and the rules are being rolled out gradually as from 12 August this year. The goal is to shrink the resource use and impact of this sector and reduce compliance costs for businesses.
The European Commission's Joint Research Centre has developed a set of methodological reports to support the implementation of the ESPR. Workshops will be held to gather feedback on each of them.
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The circular transition cannot success unless it works for and with people.
You don't need to reinvent the wheel though. Across Europe, local authorities are building on existing initiatives, networks and community energy to connect social and circular objectives in practical ways.
This workshop will explore what those approaches look like in practice.
Relevant, reliable information drives stronger circular policies – but it's not so easy to identify what information you need and what data will help you make the right decisions.
This webinar will explore practical approaches to circular economy monitoring.
This webinar will explore the latest developments in the Digital Product Passport and what they mean for the fashion and textile sector, with a particular focus on SMEs.
AKT-Origins is a Rotterdam-based company developing a Digital Product Passport platform.
ORIGINS is geared to the needs of SMEs and enables companies to provide the information required on what the product is made of, where it came from, how to keep it in use, and what should happen to it at end of life without publishing sensitive information.
From 19 July, large companies may no longer destroy clothes and shoes which are cluttering up their shops and warehouses. Instead, they must donate them or reuse them in some way.
In June 2026, the German federal government adopted an action programme to accelerate the circular transition. This is in line with the 2024 National Circular Economy Strategy.
Key points:
A platform for finding partners for projects and mobilising private capital.
The new funding programme Future Circular Economy will support innovative production processes, CRM recovery and digital applications from the end of 2026.
Recycled products will be given priority in public procurement.
A digitisation initiative covering DPPs, new data rooms and AI applications.
Legal improvements, such as a new national textile law and the intended ban on disposable electronic cigarettes, the amendments to the Circular Economy Act, packaging law and the Substitute Building Materials Ordinance.
This international colloquium will mark the fiftieth anniversary of the first European Waste Framework Directive, Directive 75/442/EEC of 15 July 1975. It will bring together researchers, practitioners, jurists and decision-makers to take stock of this policy and reflect on its future.
