Europe

WEEE: illegal trade of electronic waste must be stopped to achieve EU goals

by Giorgia Marino 01 JUN 2021 12:52

Countries in the European Union collect and recover more end-of-life electrical and electronic devices than the rest of the world. This work, however, is still not sufficient to achieve the recyclin...

What We Waste: 41 billion bottles and cans are littered every year in Europe

by Giorgia Marino 03 MAY 2021 12:50

There are over 41 billion plastic and glass bottles and beverage cans that every year, in Europe, escape the recycling circuit and end up in landfills, incinerators or, worse, in rivers and the sea....

New EU rules on packaging shows beverage carton is not as renewable as previously thought

by Alexandra Popescu 20 JAN 2021 00:00

Several of Europe’s biggest economies recycle less drink carton than previously thought, shows a recent report from Zero Waste Europe. New EU rules for calculating packaging recycling rates reveal...

Christa Schweng: the Union is Circular

by Emanuele Bompan 17 DEC 2020 00:00

Christa Schweng was elected President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) on 28 October 2020 for a period of two and a half years, to run until March 2023. She has been an EESC memb...

The Stakeholder Conference: a place to discuss the future of the European circular economy

by Giorgia Marino 09 NOV 2020 00:00

“It’s all about you”. With these words, on 3rd November, Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal Frans Timmermans inaugurated the 2020 Circular Economy Stakeholder Conference. He ...

The European Bioplastics Conference will be held online from 30 November to 3 December

by Editorial Staff 06 NOV 2020 00:00

The 15th European Bioplastics Conference will take place online from 30 November to 3 December. The annual European Bioplastics Conference, which normally takes place in Berlin, is the leading inter...

The new European Raw Materials Alliance

by 01 OCT 2020 00:00

On September 29, the European Commission launched the European Raw Materials Alliance. The announcement follows the publication of the Action Plan on Critical Raw Materials, a far-reaching strategy ...

Critical raw materials: an action plan for Europe

by Daniele Lettig 29 SEP 2020 00:00

Smartphones, domestic appliances, solar panels. But also drones, magnets in wind farms, batteries and accumulators for cars, and other electrical and electronic devices. These are all objects that -...

Desertification: Is Europe on the Brink of a Soil Crisis?

by Giorgia Marino 24 AUG 2020 00:00

Desertification, spurred by soil exploitation and climate change, is today an increasing threat also in Europe. Measures to prevent it are not enough. A coordinated strategy is lacking, but the new ...

Close the Glass Loop: an action plan to boost recycling in Europe

by Editorial Staff 07 JUL 2020 00:00

Potentially infinitely reusable and 100% recyclable, glass is the perfect circular material. And in fact, its collection for recycling rate in the European Union stands at 76%. But more can be done ...

Falling in Love with SDG’s and the New Green Deal

by Ladeja Godina Košir 19 MAY 2020 00:00

Ladeja Godina Košir is the Chair of CG of the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform (ECESP), Founder & Executive Director of Circular Change and co-leader of the Research Group Circula...