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In this context residues can include: agricultural, aquaculture, fisheries and forestry residues, and processing residues. A processing residue is a substance that is not the end product(s) that a production process directly...

Exciting News from the EU! This week, the European Council and European Parliament reached a provisional political agreement on a proposal for regulating packaging and packaging waste. Why is this important? Because...

Context EU waste policy aims to reduce waste and in particular packaging waste. By 2023, 70% of all packaging shall be recycled to support the EU’s transition...

This report proposes a systematic analysis of all EU publications on the circular economy available in the database of the Publications Office of the European Union until December 31, 2022. Main...

The Catalogue of Wood Waste Classifications in the UNECE Region provides information about existing wood waste classifications developed by various international organizations and, at the national level...

Natural materials including farm waste can make autos and other industries more sustainable, less toxic.

Circle Economy is a social enterprise, organised as a cooperative, that seeks to accelerate the transition to circularity through the development of practical and scalable solutions and international campaigns, communications, and engagement.

View JRC estimates on the biomass sourced and used for food, feed, energy and materials in the EU.

A local biogas plant in Zerbst produces sustainable energy made from chicken, cow and pig manure.