by Dudley Curtis | Apr 24, 2015 | Events
2 June 2015 – Brussels Science14 Atrium, 14 Rue de la Science, 1040 Brussels In the coming months, the European Commission will launch its new Circular Economy proposal. But what will it contain? Will there be a new focus on making products repairable and...
by Dudley Curtis | Apr 20, 2015 | Events
20 April 2015 – European Economic and Social Committee, Brussels EESC Trèves Building, 7th floor, room TRE 7701, 74 rue de Trèves, 1040 Brussels (map) Current EU waste policy fails to adequately promote waste prevention and preparation for re-use...
by Dudley Curtis | Mar 6, 2015 | News
Spain is the first European country to require a proportion of some types of waste electrical and electronic products (WEEE) to be prepared for re-use rather than recycled or burned. The move last month to introduce a separate national quantitative target for re-use,...
by Dudley Curtis | Jan 22, 2015 | Publications
The proposal by the European Commission to withdraw the Circular Economy Package from its 2015 Work Programme has produced a worrying climate of uncertainty. The arguments given for proposing the withdrawal call into question the legality, substance and democracy of...
by Dudley Curtis | Jan 9, 2015 | News
A new law in France has been passed that will oblige product retailers to inform the customer about how long spare parts will be available for the products they buy. Published in December 2014, the new law, could help to improve the chances that goods will be repaired...
