On 2 July 2025, the European Commission launched several initiatives to accelerate the EU’s transition to a circular economy and to prepare a Circular Economy Act to be presented in 2026.
The initiatives adopted today include rules on waste shipments and an assessment of legislation on electronic waste. In addition, new rules to improve recycling efficiency and recover materials from waste batteries will be published in the coming days.
The Commission is also launching a public consultation and will shortly publish a call for evidence. The actions cover different aspects of the circular economy and will help to drive the transition and strengthen the implementation of existing legislation.
The future Circular Economy Act will support the EU’s objectives under the Competitiveness Compass and the Clean Industrial Deal to double the EU’s share of recycled materials in the economy by 2030 and to become a world leader in the circular economy.
News on the Digital Waste Shipment System
Implementing Regulation on the digitisation of procedures for shipments of waste
Annex to the Implementing Regulation on the digitisation of procedures for shipments of waste
Public consultation on waste sorting to facilitate shipment for recycling in the EU
News on the evaluation of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment DirectiveCommission Staff Working Document on the evaluation of the WEEE DirectiveSummary of the evaluation of the WEEE Directive
Support study for the evaluation of the WEEE Directive
Public consultation on the WEEE Directive (closed)
Eurostat – Waste statistics – Electrical and electronic equipment
Clean Industrial Agreement | European Commission
Competitiveness Compass – European Commission
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