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Of this, 35 million tons, or 92 percent, was used as building materials and fertilizers, as well as in other applications. This prevented the extraction of 40 million tons of natural rock and the emission of 11,4 million tons of CO2 across Europe. Between 2000 and 2024, this will amount to a total of 1.21 billion tons of natural rock and 319 million tons of CO2.
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Europe’s material footprint has been growing rapidly. In 2022, an average EU resident purchased over 32 kg of electrical and electronic equipment and 19 kg of textiles, and generated nearly 5 tonnes of waste.
Reuse offers one of the most efficient solutions to cut negative environmental and climate impacts. Reusing a single smartphone saves an estimated 14 kg of re...
The Strategy confirms the Commission’s vision: replacing fossil-based materials with sustainable biobased solutions, scaling industrial deployment across value chains, and creating predictable demand conditions for innovative materials, including bioplastics. It also embeds biobased plastics within a coherent PPWR architecture, by committing to adopt, in 2027, criteria and t...
Aline Maigret, Head of Policy at Zero Waste Europe, states: “The EU Bioeconomy Strategy sets ambitious goals, but achieving a circular bioeconomy requires careful design within planetary boundaries. For example, promoting bio-based packaging without tackling environmental pressures from intensive forestry and agriculture is a no-go.”
The strategy’s emphasis on material...
The auditors found that the current recycling market faces challenges, separate waste collection remains at a very low level in some cases, and the disposal tariffs that citizens are charged do not necessarily cover all waste management costs.
“Circularity is a key enabler for realising the EU’s sustainable development goals. To achieve these goals, the EU sho...
