Bioeconomy & Circular Economy

The bioeconomy promotes the enhanced use of organic waste and the recycling of biological resources. 

The linear economic model of ‘take-make-dispose’ has proven to be unsustainable. The new circular economy approach aims:

  • to maintain the value of materials for as long as possible;
  • to minimise resource use and
  • to reduce generation of waste.

In 2015 the first action plan for the circular economy was adopted.

In 2017 the communication ‘The role of waste-to-energy in the circular economy’ was published.

The 2018 Circular Economy Package includes:

  • the EU Strategy for Plastics in the Circular Economy;
  • a Communication on options to address the interface between chemical, product and waste legislation and
  • a Monitoring Framework on progress towards a circular economy at EU and national level.

The legislative framework on waste was revised in 2018. It includes the following targets:

  • recycling 65% of municipal waste by 2035;
  • recycling 70% of packaging waste by 2030;
  • limiting the landfilling of municipal waste to 10% by 2035;
  • separetly collecting bio-waste by end 2023 and
  • taking specific measures to tackle food waste and marine litter to achieve EU commitments to the UN SDGs.

A new Circular Economy Action Plan was adopted in 2020.

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