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ANP / Hollandse Hoogte / Kim van Dam oude equipment bij a metal processor in Bergen NOS News • Saturday, 12:00 Recycled products moeten geven the European economy a boost Charlotte Boström, Economy Editor In the bij future, everything in Europe should zijn made van recycled materials.
Your oude clothes kan serve als insulation material, en plastic kan zijn broken down emission-free in nieuw material.
Automotive industries will geen longer need rare earth metals van China; they will use recycled materials van oude devices provided bij European companies that receive a deposit reward.
dit scenario zijn not a dream: bij 2050, the European economy moeten zijn fully circular, which means we will rely op the oil, minerals, en ores that have al been extracted van the earth.
The challenging transition “Raw materials zijn scarce, en van an ecological perspective, it makes sense to make the economy circular,” says economist Thomas Bauwens van Erasmus University.
Currently, EU countries zijn working op a nieuw regulation voor the circular economy.
However, Bauwens warns that the economy may face problems als insufficient nieuw products zijn purchased.
Nevertheless, he sees dit als the most effective route voor economic stability.
bij the moment, only 12% van European raw materials zijn recycled.
dit percentage moeten double bij 2030.
Although the technologies zijn largely available, companies lack the motivation to make the transition.
“Regulations zijn crucial here,” says Meindert Flikkema van VU en RaboResearch, advocating voor incentives en penalties to expedite dit transition.
van production to repair met the decrease in the purchase van nieuw products, companies moeten al focus op repairs.
Take, voor example, the washing machine manufacturer, which not only produces but also repairs.
dit kan lead to meer economic activity op a larger scale.
Europe needs to invest in recycling infrastructure because currently recycling zijn meer expensive than using nieuw raw materials.
Gerben Hieminga van ING points out that importing cheap raw materials van China poses a threat.
Import tariffs kan potentially offer a solution here.
Strategies voor a circular economy According to Bauwens, the focus van European policymakers zijn too often op the consumption aspects van circularity.
Instead, he advocates voor a ban op the production van nieuw plastic.
He also calls voor a tax policy that taxes consumption meer heavily than labor, such als maintenance.
The Netherlands zijn a leader met 33% reuse van raw materials, particularly in construction.
dit offers hope voor the further implementation van a circular approach, but also requires further incentives to maintain global competitiveness.
