Circular Economy - Lecture OPEN

5 important questions on Circular Economy - Lecture OPEN

What is the fastest growing waste stream and what are dormant stocks?

The fastest growing waste stream is e-waste: WEEE. Waste electronical and electric equipment.

Dormant stocks are appliances hat work and are not used or broken down. Back home we have on average 131 working for us.

Why does CE in e-waste become increasingly important?

* Scarcity of raw materials
* Energy transition
* Electrification
* Geopolitical tension
* Vulnerability supply chains
* Increase demand raw materials

What is extended producer responsibility?

Extended producer responsibility is a widely used policy tool to support the transition to a more CE in the EU. In this policy tool producers are responsible for financing and organizing the collection, sorting and processing of discarded appliances.

It promotes re-use and high quality recycling of products we can use. The main goal is eco-design.
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What is the difference between narrow loop, slow loop, close loop?

Narrow; reduction of raw material.

Slow; extension of PLC

Close; High quality recycling

there is also substitution by which material is reduced in the national CE policy.

In this guest lecture, OPEN was presenting. This is an organization which facilitates the EPR for e-waste. This organization connects actors in the supply chain, promotes targets and collects e-waste, facilitates sustainable financing and knowledge sharing. What is according to OPEN needed to let EPR work for e-waste?

* Legal requirements for the producers
* Enforcement to a proper recycle facilities
* Redesign the targets, because the goal which is now set on 65% is not realistic due to new electronic products, such as solar, and that it is contrary to the waste hierarchy, supporting recycling instead of re-using.

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