[Urbanstudy] Circular Economy Concepts and EU's announcement on Circulate Economy- May interest you

[Kabir Khan]

*Circular Economy Concepts: *


When China began to emerge as one of the major global economies, the
dominance of English as a global business language was challenged by
Mandarin. Would this lead to barriers? Apparently not. The reality is, it
doesn’t matter what language you speak, as long as it’s the universal
language of business.

Some say that the premise of the circular economy gets lost in translation
and is misunderstood. There’s a perception that it’s an ongoing battle
between environmentalists versus corporations. It goes that one side wants
to see the environment preserved and protected, and the other prioritises
profits. But in fact the circular economy connects both, delivering
economic as well as environmental gains.

Despite the growing case for the circular economy, barriers still exist. As
former CEO of Kingfisher, Sir Ian Cheshire, recently wrote
<http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/feb/04/future-leaders-new-economy-opportunity-uk>,
there are “examples of deliberate blocking of progressive business policies
by dinosaur corporates that claim they cannot adapt to the new economy”.
So, if you are confronted with this attitude, here is a basic translation
reference for the circular economy, or a handy rebuttal guide. Continued
here...
<http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/mar/12/circular-economy-myths-busted-reality-check>


European Union's targets on Circular Economy: The European Commission
adopted an ambitious *Circular Economy Package, which includes revised
legislative proposals on waste* to stimulate Europe's transition towards a
circular economy which will boost global competitiveness, foster
sustainable economic growth and generate new jobs.

The Circular Economy Package consists of an EU Action Plan for the Circular
Economy
<http://ec.europa.eu/priorities/jobs-growth-investment/circular-economy/docs/communication-action-plan-for-circular-economy_en.pdf>
that
establishes a concrete and ambitious programme of action, with measures
covering the whole cycle: from production and consumption to waste
management and the market for secondary raw materials. The annex to the
action plan
<http://ec.europa.eu/priorities/jobs-growth-investment/circular-economy/docs/annex-communication-action-plan-for-circular-economy_en.pdf>
sets
out the timeline when the actions will be completed.

The proposed actions will contribute to *"closing the loop" of product
lifecycles through greater recycling and re-use, and bring benefits for
both the environment and the economy*.

The *revised legislative proposals* *on waste* set clear targets for
reduction of waste and establish an ambitious and credible long-term path
for waste management and recycling. Key elements of the revised waste
proposal include:

   - A common EU target for recycling 65% of municipal waste by 2030;
   - A common EU target for recycling 75% of packaging waste by 2030;
   - A binding landfill target to reduce landfill to maximum of 10% of all
   waste by 2030;
   - A ban on landfilling of separately collected waste;
   - Promotion of economic instruments to discourage landfilling ;
   - Simplified and improved definitions and harmonised calculation methods
   for recycling rates throughout the EU;
   - Concrete measures to promote re-use and stimulate industrial symbiosis
   - turning one industry's by-product into another industry's raw material;
   - Economic incentives for producers to put greener products on the
   market and support recovery and recycling schemes (eg for packaging,
   batteries, electric and electronic equipments, vehicles).

The following *legislative proposals on waste* have been adopted:

   - Proposed Directive on Waste
   <http://eur-lex.europa.eu/resource.html?uri=cellar:c2b5929d-999e-11e5-b3b7-01aa75ed71a1.0018.02/DOC_1&format=PDF>
   - Annex to proposed Directive on Waste
   <http://eur-lex.europa.eu/resource.html?uri=cellar:c2b5929d-999e-11e5-b3b7-01aa75ed71a1.0018.02/DOC_2&format=PDF>
   - Proposed Directive on Packaging Waste
   <http://eur-lex.europa.eu/resource.html?uri=cellar:b68494d2-999f-11e5-b3b7-01aa75ed71a1.0019.02/DOC_1&format=PDF>
   - Annex to proposed Directive on Packaging Waste
   <http://eur-lex.europa.eu/resource.html?uri=cellar:b68494d2-999f-11e5-b3b7-01aa75ed71a1.0019.02/DOC_2&format=PDF>
   - Proposed Directive on Landfill
   <http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=COM:2015:594:FIN>
   - Proposed Directive on electrical and electronic waste, on end-of-life
   vehicles, and batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and
   accumulators
   <http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=COM:2015:593:FIN>
   - Analytical note on waste management targets
   <http://ec.europa.eu/environment/circular-economy/pdf/analytical_note_swd_259_en.pdf>
   - Staff Working Document - Implementation Plan
   <http://ec.europa.eu/environment/circular-economy/pdf/implementation_plan_swd_260_en.pdf>

Benefits of the Circular Economy

The Circular economy offers an opportunity to reinvent our economy, making
it more sustainable and competitive. This will bring benefits for European
businesses, industries, and citizens alike. With this new plan to make
Europe’s economy cleaner and more competitive, the Commission is delivering
ambitious measures to cut resource use, reduce waste and boost recycling.

The Circular Economy - a win-win situation:

   - Savings of €600 billion for EU businesses, equivalent to 8% of their
   annual turnover
   - Creation of 580,000 jobs
   - Reduction of EU carbon emissions by 450 million tonnes per year



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Regards

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