circular economy
Stadler equips packaging recycling facility in Portugal
26 February 2024Stadler Selecciona S.L.U., a Portugal-based subsidiary of German equipment maker Stadler Anlagenbau GmbH, has designed and installed a light packaging sorting plant for Valorsul at its Centro de Triagem do Oeste treatment facility in the Greater Lisbon region of Portugal. Valorsul, a waste and recycling firm, processes around 850,000 tons of discarded municipal materials each ... Mai mult
Circular economy: Council and Parliament strike provisional deal on the right to repair directive
2 February 2024The Council and the European Parliament reached today a provisional deal on the directive that promotes the repair of broken or defective goods, also known as the right-to-repair (or R2R) directive. The legislation agreed today will make it easier for consumers to seek repair instead of replacement by making the access to repair services easier, ... Mai mult
New EU Law Updates Liability Rules for Digital and Circular Economy
18 December 2023The European Union has overhauled its liability regulations, aligning them with the challenges of the digital age and the emerging circular economy. The agreement, struck between the Council and the European Parliament, heralds a major shift in how the EU will handle liability for defective products, considering the growing influence of digital features in products ... Mai mult
The Deposit-Return System (DRS) was launched: 7 billion packages recovered annually from nature
30 November 2023RetuRO announces the official launch of the Deposit-Return System (DRS) in Romania, the country’s largest national circular economy project at the moment. Starting from November 30th, 2023, Romanians will pay a deposit of 0.50 RON for each drink purchased in glass, plastic, or metal packaging, ranging from 0.1 to 3 liters. These packages will be marked ... Mai mult
Waste management in the EU: infographic with facts and figures
15 November 2023Check out our infographic and read on to learn how Europeans manage their municipal waste, which is mainly generated by households. Every year 2.2 billion tonnes of waste are generated in the EU. More than a quarter of it (27%) is municipal waste: everyday waste collected and treated by municipalities, which is mainly generated ... Mai mult
Europe needs to step up circular economy efforts, including on waste prevention
17 May 2023The EU’s circular economy action plan aims to double the share of recycled materials used in its economy by 2030. The European Environment Agency’s (EEA) assessment, published today, shows that the pace of progress needs speeding up, requiring both more recycling and less overall material use. A second, in-depth report on waste prevention highlights ... Mai mult
Europe needs to step up circular economy efforts, including on waste prevention
17 May 2023The EEA briefing ‘How far is Europe from reaching its ambition to double the circular use of materials?’ shows that, in 2021, about 11.7% of all materials used in the EU came from recycled waste, up from 8.3% in 2004. Enhanced recycling will speed up this progress but it needs to be complemented with reducing the overall material ... Mai mult
8 ways the circular economy will transform how business is done
20 March 2023Imagine an economy where resources get used but not used up; new business strategies keep products, components and materials in the system – during and after use – and where dangerous, dirty waste is at an absolute minimum. You’ve just imagined the circular economy. The circular economy moves the needle from traditional “linear” economies, where ... Mai mult
Rwanda Launches SME Fund and a Multi-stakeholder platform to support promotion of circular economy for agri-food sector
17 March 2023Kigali, 17th of March 2023 – As part of efforts to support the promotion of circular economy for food in Rwanda, an SME fund and a multi-stakeholder platform were today launched. Through the SME fund, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) will be supported to access technical support to implement successful and sustainable circular business ... Mai mult
