The over-consumption of everyday items and the resources used to make them is heaping pressure on the environment and driving waste generation, which is set to soar by 70% globally by 2050.
On Wednesday (30 March), the European Commission responded with proposals that would require products sold in the EU to comply with standards on circularity, meaning they are durable, can be reused, repaired and recycled, and contain recycled materials.
“In
this way, we protect ourselves and our planet. We build up resilience
in our supply chains and we save money,” said EU environment policy
chief Virginijus Sinkevicius. (...)
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