MEPs want the EU to end the linear take-make-dispose economy model, and move to a true circular economy that saves resources and creates a market for secondary raw materials, with incentives, in the interests of the planet and the competitiveness of European industry.
The own-initiative report by Jan Huitema (Renew Europe, the Netherlands) on the Second EU Circular Economy Action Plan, debated on Monday 8 February and barely amended on Tuesday, shows a broad consensus on the ambitious...