The conditions are now in place to involve consumers in the development of the circular economy in Europe by empowering them to make sustainable purchasing choices in their daily lives, according to a report adopted by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in July.
In this own-initiative report, the EESC calls for a strategic change to put consumers at the centre of public policy in the circular economy at all levels of government in the EU.
He recalled that consumers have so...