In December 2015 the Commission adopted an ambitious Circular Economy Package including legislative proposals on waste with recycling and landfill reduction targets, and a detailed Action Plan of measures to undertake by the end of its mandate, 2019.
Today, the Commission is reporting to citizens, the European Parliament and the Council on the progress being made to help foster a sustainable and profitable economy.
Together with the report, the Commission also:
- took further measures today by establishing a Circular Economy Finance Support Platform with the European Investment Bank (EIB) bringing together investors and innovators
- issued guidance to Member States on converting waste to energy
- proposed a targeted improvement of legislation on certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment.
You can download the Implementation Report on the following link:
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/circular-economy/implementation_report.pdf
* From the European Commision Press Release http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-17-104_en.htm
