EU Parliament approve the report on New Circular Economy Action Plan
Following the presentation of the Commission’s New Circular Economy Action Plan in March 2020, the European Parliament has approved this initiative on 9 February 2021 by a strong majority (574 in favor, 22 against, and 95 abstentions) and is calling for a wider range of ambitious measures.
Here are some of the measures below:
Request for binding 2030 targets to reduce the footprint created by the use and consumption of materials, covering the whole lifecycle of each product category placed on the EU market.
The Members of the EU Parliament also proposed product-specific and/or sector-specific binding targets for recycled content and call on the EU Commission to propose uniform circular economy indicators to this end already this year.
Broadening of the scope of the Ecodesign Directive to include non-energy-related products and to set horizontal sustainability principles and product-specific standards for performance, durability, and resource and energy efficiency.
Next steps:
The European Parliament is inviting the European Commission to present a proposal on the matter by 2021.
Public consultation on the Sustainable Products Directive is foreseen in Q1 of 2021.
A proposal on the new legislative framework, including the revision of the Ecodesign Directive, is expected in Q4 2021.
