The dilemma of EU waste policy and circular economy

2020 ◽  
pp. 57-78
Author(s):  
Cándido García Molyneux
Keyword(s):  
Circular Economy ◽  
Waste Policy

Regulating Ontario’s circular economy through food waste legislation

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 200-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy DeLorenzo ◽  
Kate Parizeau ◽  
Mike von Massow
Keyword(s):  
Food Waste ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Ecological Modernization ◽  
Waste Streams ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Waste Policy ◽  
Environmental Goals ◽  
Food Value

Purpose Ontario’s Ministry of Environment and Climate Change seeks to legislate diverse waste streams (including food waste) by implementing Bill 151, known colloquially as the Waste Free Ontario Act. The purpose of this study is to investigate how stakeholders in Ontario’s food and waste systems perceive the prospective legislation. Design/methodology/approach The paper is based on interviews with stakeholders across the food value chain in Ontario, as well as an analysis of legislation and related documents. Findings The paper argues that Bill 151 represents the Province’s commitment to an ecological modernization paradigm. This research uncovers the lines of tension that may exist in the implementation of food waste policy. These lines of tension represent stakeholders’ ideological perspectives on food waste, including whether it signals an efficient or inefficient economy, whether legislation should prioritize economic or environmental goals and whether it is more appropriate for legislation to incentivize desired food waste treatments or penalize/prohibit undesired activities. Originality/value The analysis reveals potential allies in the regulatory process, likely points of contention and areas where greater consensus may be forged, depending on government efforts to reframe the issues at stake.

¿Hacia la economía circular europea sin los municipios? Una crítica sectorial de la Ley de racionalización y sostenibilidad de la Administración Local

2014 ◽  
pp. 2709-2739
Author(s):  
René Javier SANTAMARÍA ARINAS
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
European Parliament ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Waste Policy

LABURPENA: 2013ko abenduaren 27an, Gorte Nagusiek Toki-administrazioaren arrazionalizaziorako eta iraunkortasunerako Legea onetsi zuten. Egun batzuk lehenago, Europako Parlamentuak eta Kontseiluak Europar Batasunaren 2020ra arteko Ingurumen Arloko Programa Orokorra onetsi zuten. Itxuraz, bi testu horiek ez dute inolako lotura elkarren artean. Hala ere, lan honetan, bien arteko konexio-puntua azaltzen da (bi tresna horietan hondakinei buruzko politikarekin lotuta egiten diren erreferentziak, hain zuzen), eta toki-araubidearen erreforman gai horri buruz egiten diren aipamenak aztertzen dira, ebaluatzeko zenbateraino errazten duten aipamen horiek Espainiako udalerriek parte hartzea europar helburua lortzeko behar diren eraldaketetan; hau da, ekonomia zirkularra lortzeko helburuan aurrera egiteko, ezer alferrik ez xahutzeko. RESUMEN: El 27 de diciembre de 2013 las Cortes Generales aprobaron la Ley de racionalización y sostenibilidad de la Administración local. Pocos días antes, el Parlamento Europeo y el Consejo habían aprobado el Programa General de Medio Ambiente de la Unión hasta 2020. Aparentemente, estos dos textos no tienen ninguna relación entre sí. Sin embargo, este trabajo descubre su punto de conexión en las referencias que ambos contienen a la política de residuos y analiza las menciones que al asunto dedica la reforma del régimen local para evaluar hasta qué punto facilitan que los municipios españoles participen en las transformaciones requeridas por el objetivo europeo de avanzar hacia una «economía circular», en la que nada se desperdicia. ABSTRACT: On 27th of December 2012, the Parliament passed the Act on rationalization and sustainability within the Local Entities Administration. Few days before, the European Parliament and the Council had passed the General Programme of Enviroment of the European Union until 2020. Apparently, those two texts do not have any relationship. However, this work finds out one point of connection in the references they both make to the waste policy and it analyzes the mentions that the issue devotes to the reform of the local regime in order to assess to what extent they make easier that the Spanish municipalities participate in the transformations required by the european objective of advancing towards a «circular economy» where nothing is wasted.

Development trends of circular economy: Case study of Ukraine

2017 ◽  
pp. 51-66
Author(s):  
Tamara Merkulova ◽  
Kateryna Kononova ◽  
Olena Titomir
Keyword(s):  
Circular Economy ◽  
Development Trends

Transitioning Business for a Circular Economy

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan EVANS
Keyword(s):  
Professional Practice ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Radical Change ◽  
Virtual Space ◽  
Professional Experience ◽  
Operational Model ◽  
New Vision ◽  
To Come ◽  
Space Requirements

This case study explores the strategic business opportunities, for Lane Crawford, an iconic luxury department store, to transition in a circular economy towards sustainability. A new experimentation framework was developed and conducted among cross departmental employees, during a Design Lab, with intention to co-create novel Circular Economy business concepts towards a new vision: the later was a reframe of the old system based on the principles of sustainability; to move beyond a linear operational model towards a circular economy that can contribute to a regenerative society. This work draws on both academic and professional experience and was conducted through professional practice. It was found that innovative co-created concepts, output from the Design Lab, can create radical change in a circular economy that is holistically beneficial and financially viable; looking forward to extract greater value a)Internal organization requires remodeling to transform towards a circular economy; b)Requirement for more horizonal teams across departments vs solely vertical; c)New language and relationships are required to be able to transition towards a circular economy; d)Some form of physical and virtual space requirements, for cross-disciplinary teams to come together to co-create; e)Ability to iterate, learn and evolve requires agency across the business

European experience in transition to circular economy

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 598-617 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.V. Ratner
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
National Level ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Scientific Methods ◽  
European Experience ◽  
General Scientific ◽  
The Eu

Subject. The article considers the concept of circular economy, which has originated relatively recently in the academic literature, and is now increasingly recognized in many countries at the national level. In the European Union, the transition to circular economy is viewed as an opportunity to improve competitiveness of the European Union, protect businesses from resource shortages and fluctuating prices for raw materials and supplies, and a way to increase employment and innovation. Objectives. The aim of the study is to analyze the incentives developed by the European Commission for moving to circular economy, and to assess their effectiveness on the basis of statistical analysis. Methods. I employ general scientific methods of research. Results. The analysis of the EU Action Plan for the Circular Economy enabled to conclude that the results of the recent research in circular economy barriers, eco-innovation, technology and infrastructure were successfully integrated into the framework of this document. Understanding the root causes holding back the circular economy development and the balanced combination of economic and administrative incentives strengthened the Action Plan, and it contributed to the circular economy development in the EU. Conclusions. The measures to stimulate the development of the circular economy proposed in the European Action Plan can be viewed as a prototype for designing similar strategies in other countries, including Russia. Meanwhile, a more detailed analysis of barriers to the circular economy at the level of individual countries and regions is needed.

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