The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is organising two webinars to launch their latest policy brief on Keep it in use: Retain resource value and unlock economic opportunities.
This session will explore key policy instruments, including Extended Producer Responsibility and waste regulations and resource classifications, and how shared understanding and clear frameworks can help keep products, parts and materials in use.
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is organising two webinars to launch their latest policy brief on Keep it in use: Retain resource value and unlock economic opportunities.
This session will explore key policy instruments, including Extended Producer Responsibility and secondary materials markets, and the role of effective coordination in enabling a policy framework for the circular economy.
Theseus H4C is a Horizon project which brings together industry, city authorities and research organisations in order to co-create innovative circular solutions for managing resources, waste, energy, water, infrastructure and networks.
This report proposes a bold new idea for EU waste policy: an EU-wide cap-and-trade system to cut residual municipal waste – the waste that remains after prevention, reuse and recycling.
Instead of pushing waste from landfill to incineration, the proposed scheme would put a binding limit on total residuals, creating a strong incentive for waste prevention, reuse, refill and high-quality recycling.
The report also explains why major mineral and combustion wastes should be treated separately, and outlines how a fair, per-capita system could work in practice across the Member States, supported by robust monitoring and verification.
The EU-funded Wood2Wood project aims to improve resource efficiency by recovering high value material from polluted wood found in industrial and urban waste streams.
The European Commission has just adopted new measures to prevent the destruction of unsold apparel, clothing, accessories and footwear and so curb the resulting mountain of waste. See what the measures entail!
Through this programme, companies can sponsor the local collection and proper sorting of e-waste. This enables EU-based companies operating in Brazil to meet their sustainability obligations.
Find out about a new EU-funded project! MARMADE aims to use crustacean residues and seaweed as the raw material to produce sustainable, high-value food and feed ingredients.
Europe’s green and digital transitions are increasing demand for CRMs, just as geopolitical risks and trade tensions are reshaping global supply chains. The EU has been taking steps to secure and diversify supplies by building strategic partnerships with resource-rich countries, which includes recovering CRMs from mine waste and tailings.
The Western Balkans region is a natural partner: they are integrated into EU markets and transport networks and have a legacy of old industrial sites and mine tailings.
This study recommends mapping mining waste, linking local actors more closely to EU instruments and initiatives, and using the EU accession process to advance regulatory and administrative alignment on mining, waste management and water protection with the EU acquis.
Hazards Out! aims to raise awareness about the mandatory separate collection of household hazardous waste and support local authorities and other relevant stakeholders with establishing effective management strategies for it.
This workshop will focus on the operational aspects of HHW management, exploring how hazardous household waste is safely transported, temporarily stored, treated, and, where possible, recovered.
