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The plan proposed following the extraordinary meeting of the European Council dated 17th –21st July 2020

The European Union will over the coming years work towards reforming the own resources system and introduce new own resources. As a first step, a new own resource will be introduced and apply as of 1 January 2021 composed of a share of revenues from a national contribution calculated on the weight of non-recycled plastic

Plastics, a growing environmental and climate concern: how can Europe revert that trend?

The ever-increasing amount of plastic, its impact on biodiversity and contribution to climate change, and how to deal with it in a circular economy perspective have been on the European Union’s policy agenda for years. The COVID-19 pandemic has only increased the attention for plastic waste with images of masks in our seas, and large

A new Circular Economy Action Plan a for a cleaner and more competitive Europe

Creating a well-functioning EU market for secondary raw materials Secondary raw materials face a number of challenges in competing with primary raw materials for reasons not only related to their safety, but also to their performance, availability and cost. A number of actions foreseen in this Plan, notably introducing requirements for recycled content in products,