1. Circular Economy
Closing the loop – An EU Action Plan for the Circular Economy
Maria Rincon Lievana
European Commission

2. Circular Economy: a priority
Jobs, Growth and Investment
Democratic Change, Better Regulation
Energy Union and Climate
CIRCULAR ECONOMY

4. Construction & Demolition
4 Key areas of action
5 Priority sectors
Construction & Demolition

5. Implementation since December 2015…

6. Ecodesign Working Plan 2016-2019
BREFs - industrial sectors
Helping consumers and public authorities choose sustainable products and services
Legislative proposals on waste
Revised fertilisers regulation
Promotion of water reuse

7. EU Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste
Contribution EU Bioeconomy Strategy to the circular economy
Report on critical raw materials and the circular economy
Pre-demolition audits
Recycling protocol CDW
Level(s)- sustainable buildings

8. What's next? Plastics Strategy
Interface product-chemical-waste legislation
Monitoring Framework
Legislative proposal to promote water reuse
European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform

9. Plastics Strategy

10. Interface Product-Chemical and Waste Legislations
Increase safety, facilitate recycling and improve the trust in secondary raw materials
4 obstacles
Insufficient information about substances of concern
Presence of substances of concern in recycled materials
Uncertainties about how materials can cease to be waste
Difficulties in applying EU waste classification

11. Assess the progress towards CE in the EU and its MSs
Monitoring Framework
Assess the progress towards CE in the EU and its MSs
Applicable to materials, products and services
EEA, Eurostat and MSs

12. EU-wide minimum requirements for water reuse for irrigation and aquifer recharge
*Encourage efficient, safe and cost-effective water re-use
*Increase the recycling of nutrients contained in waste water in agriculture
*Contribute to growth and jobs creation by stimulating innovative technologies and water infrastructure

13. Network of networks - Open Platform
Policy dialogue with stakeholder input for:
Good practices
National, regional, local strategies
Knowledge
Policy statements and commitments

14. Innovation ‘Industry 2020 in the circular economy’  Horizon 2020
Pilot project for ‘innovation deals'
Innovation through smart specialisation  support to MS/regions

15. Investments and funding
Circular Economy Finance Support Platform: Awareness of circular economy business logic & uptake of circular economy projects by investors
LIFE: Over EUR 100 million

16. More to come in 2018 and beyond
Options for a more sustainable Product Policy Framework
Follow up to the Product/Organisational Environmental Footprint

17. Learn more about the Circular Economy