If we keep on exploiting resources as we do now, by 2050 we would need the resources of three Earths. Finite resources and climate issues require moving from a ‘take-make-dispose’ society to a carbon-neutral, environmentally sustainable, toxic-free and fully circular economy by 2050. The current crisis highlighted weaknesses in resource and value chains, hitting SMEs
read moreParliament adopted comprehensive policy recommendations to achieve a carbon-neutral, sustainable, toxic-free and fully circular economy by 2050 at the latest. Binding 2030 targets are needed for materials use and our consumption footprint, covering the whole lifecycle of each product category placed on the EU market, MEPs stress. They also call on the Commission to propose
read moreRomania ranked 28th in the European Dashboard in 2018 regarding innovation, its score being 14 percentage points lower than in 2010. In the Dashboard on eco-innovation, Romania ranked 23rd, with 65 points, in 2017, and ranked 24th, with 66 points, in 2018. It is well below the overall average score of the EU-28 and is
read moreThe Circular Economy Action Plan emphasises the need to move towards a life-cycle-driven ‘circular’ economy, reusing resources as much as possible and bringing residual waste close to zero. This can be facilitated by developing and providing accessto innovative financial instruments and funding for eco-innovation. In the 2017 Special Eurobarometer on attitudes of EU citizens towards
read moreNational waste management policy must be in line with the objectives of European waste prevention policy and aim at reducing resource consumption and the practical application of waste hierarchy. Romania is facing a poor waste management, waste that is mainly collected in a mixture and stored to the detriment of recycling / capitalization, thus generating
read moreInnovation is a key factor in transforming plastics value chain, as it can help reduce the cost of existing solutions, can provide new solutions and can enhance potential benefits across Europe’s borders. While the EU can play a catalytic role, European industry must invest in the future and assert its leadership in upgrading plastics value
read moreThe first European strategy regarding plastics was adopted on the 16th of January 2018. This shows the first efforts made regarding the transition to a circular economy. It will protect the environment from plastic pollution whilst fostering growth and innovation. First Vice-President Frans Timmermans, responsible for sustainable development, said: “If we don’t change the way
read moreThe Government Emergency Ordinance no. 74/2018 from the 17th of July 2018 for the amendment and completion of the Law no. 211/2011 on waste regime, of the Law no. 249/2015 on the management of packaging and packaging waste and of the Government Emergency Ordinance no. 196/2005 on environmental Fund; published in the Official Gazette no.
read moreThe EU Plastics Strategy(41) and legislation on single-use plastics(42) will protect the environment from plastic pollution while fostering growth and innovation. All plastic packaging placed on the EU market will need to be recyclable by 2030 in an economically viable manner, intentionally added microplastics and the most harmful single-use plastic items for which alternatives exist
read more(…) Plastic packaging is also the type of packaging that has the lowest recycling rate in the EU (a little over 40%). “To meet its new recycling targets for plastic packaging, the EU must reverse the current situation, whereby we incinerate more than we recycle. This is a daunting challenge”, said Samo Jereb, the Member
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