The European Union’s upcoming Circular Economy (CE) Act is a crucial and timely opportunity to accelerate Europe’s transition to a clean, competitive, and resource efficient economy. The WEEE Forum, alongside leading industry associations representing the diverse electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) producer community (APPLiA, CCIA, CECAPI, DIGITALEUROPE, EPTA, Eurovent, Lighting Europe, Orgalim, Toy Industries of Europe), fully endorses the Act’s overarching objectives and are committed partners in this endeavour.

We particularly welcome the Act’s focus on on key enablers for circularity, including facilitating the free movement of secondary raw materials and circular products, improving access to high-quality recyclates, lowering feedstock costs for sustainable production, simplifying e-waste regulations, establishing clear “end-of-waste” criteria, and enabling innovative circular business models.

To ensure the upcoming policies and legislations are effective and economically viable, we have identified six key challenges:

• Regulatory Challenges and the Need for a Level Playing Field in the Circular Economy
• Fragmented Markets
• Barriers to a Sustained & Competitive Supply of Secondary Materials
• Inconsistent Quality of Recyclates
• Suboptimal WEEE Collection Targets
• Lack of Effective Enforcement

 Read our proposed solutions