Circular economy : EU already lagging behind

“Understanding the concept of the circular economy is not difficult; neither is making the public adhere to it. What is difficult is defining the resources to be implemented in order to achieve it. It is a question of modifying an economic model in such a way as to make it profitable for Europe,” said European Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans upon opening, on 25 June, a conference on the circular economy organised by the Commission in the context of its public…