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Circular Economy Closing the loop – An EU Action Plan for the Circular Economy

Circular Economy: a priority Jobs, Protecting Growth and the environment Investment and boosting Democratic competitiveness Energy Union Change, and Climate go hand-in-hand: Better Regulation both are about building a sustainable CIRCULAR ECONOMY future. 2

Challenges Europe imports much more natural resources that it exports Europe is vulnerable to volatile raw material prices Europe still generate about five tonnes of waste per person per year on average, and little more than a third of that is effectively recycled Europe has to secure competitive, affordable and sustainable sources of energy 3

Circular Economy The value of products, materials and resources is maintained in the economy for as long as possible Transition towards a Waste generation is minimised Circular Economy Brings economic, social and environmental gains 4

Triple benefits of the Circular Economy Economic Environmental Social 5

Key action areas Production Consumption Innovation, Investment Secondary & Monitoring materials raw Waste Management 6

Sustainable cities-achieving a circular economy in Europe Waste management is a global challenge but solutions are local Local authorities can put forward Green Public Procurement schemes Cities can also drive the change towards more sustainable modes of production and consumption Circular economy in cities requires social and political engagement 7

Implementation-Circular Economy Action Plan List of Follow-up 4 Legislative Communication Initiatives (Annex) proposals on waste 1/3 of the actions They are being debated are being at the Council and at the implemented European Parliament 8

State of Play (1) What Legislative proposals on waste has Tackling false green claims been done so Green Public Procurement far? Call "Industry 2020 and the circular economy" under Horizon 2020 Legislative Proposal on fertilizers " Innovation Deals" Stakeholders platform on food waste 9

State of Play (2) Next Eco-design steps Communication ' Waste to Energy' (by the REFIT of EU Ecolabel and of EMAS. end of 2016) Preparation for next steps Pilots Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) and Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) Green Financing Platform with the EIB and national banks Assessment of the contribution of Circular Economy to the Bio-economy Strategy Recycling Protocol for Construction and Demolition Waste 10

State of Play (3) Next Plastic Strategy steps Pre-demolition assessment guidelines for the (2017) construction sector Interface between chemicals, products and waste legislation Monitoring and indicator framework Next Quality standards for secondary raw materials market steps Development of indicators for the assessment of the (On- environmental performance of a building going) New/revised BREFs for industrial sectors Use of Cohesion funds for Circular Economy 11

Innovation & Investment Innovation Regional Overcoming Investment Policy barriers • Horizon 2020 • new platform initiative • European • pilot for financing launched on Structural ‘innovation Circular ‘Industry 2020 and deals’ to Economy with in the Circular Investment address European Economy’ Funds potential Investment (EUR regulatory Bank and 650 million) obstacles for national innovators promotional banks 12

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