Thank you Martin. Interpretations of Circular Economy (in EU and elsewhere) focus on reuse and recycling, but that is not enough to attain targets for reducing resource consumption and emissions, especially when demand continues to increase. Absolute levels of consumption must be reduced, especially in building and construction.
This is message of European Environmental Bureau and others in this 2020 briefing:
EEB (2020), A circular economy within ecological limits: why we need to set targets to reduce EU resource consumption and waste generation in the new Circular Economy Action Plan , European Environmental Bureau.
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