Following last Thursday\u2019s final stakeholder workshop on the Circular Economy Act (CEA), the Right to Repair coalition is deeply concerned that the European Commission\u2019s approach risks missing the core of what makes an economy truly circular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Where are repair and reuse in the Circular Economy Act?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In\u00e9s Alberico, Campaign Manager for Right to Repair Europe, who attended the workshop, said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019re concerned that repair and reuse are largely missing from the Circular Economy Act. Talks about preserving critical raw materials misses the point: the priority should be keeping products in use longer. The waste hierarchy is clear: rethink and reduce first; then reuse and repair; recycle only as a last resort. Prioritising repair and reuse is not only good for the planet, it also creates local quality jobs, and strengthens SMEs. \u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The coalition echoes statements by members RREUSE1<\/a><\/sup> and EEB2<\/a><\/sup>: despite clear evidence, the so-called Circular Economy<\/em> Act is missing the point and risks turning into a de facto Recycling Act<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our core demands, as submitted in our feedback from November 20253<\/a><\/sup>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n A truly circular economy starts long before recycling, it begins by keeping products in use for as long as possible. The European Commission must ensure that the Circular Economy Act is fully aligned with the waste hierarchy, prioritising waste prevention over waste management. <\/p>\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Following last Thursday\u2019s final stakeholder workshop on the Circular Economy Act (CEA), the Right to Repair coalition is deeply concerned that the European Commission\u2019s approach risks missing the core of what makes an economy truly circular.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":9348,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"[{\"content\":\"\u00a0https:\/\/www.rreuse.org\/news\/circular-economy-act-must-not-become-a-recycling-act-rreuse-warns<\/a>\n
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