As the European Commission launched a Public Consultation for its upcoming Circular Economy Act (CEA), RREUSE, together with six other European civil society organisations, has issued a joint statement calling for an ambitious and transformative piece of legislation.
The statement reinforces the role of the circular economy as key for the EU to reach its three main priorities: competitiveness, strategic resilience, and decarbonisation. It urges the European Commission to ensure that the upcoming CEA delivers an ambitious, systemic shift in how Europe manages its material use, specifically with three asks:
- Set science-based targets on resource use;
- Harness the potential of keeping products and components in use, not just materials;
- Accelerate safe material circulation by integrating chemical and circular economy legislation.
