EP Plenary session - Common rules promoting the repair of goods

EP Plenary session - Empowering consumers for the green transition

Yves SOMVILLE, Isabel JONET, Nuno MELO, Chantal BRUETSCHY, Alessadro PEREGO

Food surplus to feed deprived people.  Reducing food waste is a shared responsability.

Construction site VILLERS-LE-BOUILLET Townhouse

Energy efficiency, hemp insulation

Valorest Factory: Waste recycling

Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) - ECO TIP container

Illustration about recycling - Reprocessing plant for battery

Recharge campaign promoting the collection and recycling of used batteries (bebat)

Lynne Battery recharge Event

MEP LYNNE LUNCH-RECHARGE-BATTERY RECYCLING EVENT

MEP LYNNE-LUNCH-RECHARGE-BATTERY RECYCLING EVENT3

Illustration picture in the kitchen of the European Parliament in Strasbourg

Recycling solutions, waste management and processing, of multimedia devices

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Members of the EP Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) meet in Brussels to discuss the modernization of the EU's regulatory framework for batteries in order to secure the sustainability and competitiveness of battery value chains. Statement by Antonius MANDERS (EPP, NL), rapporteur and extracts of the meeting with Joaquim NUNES DE ALMEIDA, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry of the European Commission, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ (S&D, ES) and Claudia GAMON (Renew, AT),

Regulation concerning batteries and waste batteries: extracts from the meeting of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

This infoclip is showing the construction of e-batteries, Brussels Motor Show 2018 with e-car models, e-car battery loading station and the recyclage of e-batteries.

Infoclip: Electric cars and e-batteries

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (08-11 February 2021), Closing statement by Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS, European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries

New Circular Economy Action Plan: Closing statement by Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS, European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (08-11 February 2021), MEPs debate the New Circular Economy Action Plan. (Second part of the debate)

New Circular Economy Action Plan - MEPs debate (Part 2)

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (08-11 February 2021), MEPs debate the New Circular Economy Action Plan. Opening statements by Jan HUITEMA (Renew,NL), Rapporteur and Anna CAVAZZINI (Greens/EFA,DE), IMCO by Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS, European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries.

New Circular Economy Action Plan: Opening statements by Jan HUITEMA (Renew,NL), Rapporteur and Anna CAVAZZINI (Greens/EFA,DE), IMCO by Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS, European Commissioner

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (8-11 February 2021), Parliament adopted comprehensive policy recommendations to achieve a carbon-neutral, sustainable, toxic-free and fully circular economy by 2050 at the latest. Extracts from the debate (08/02/2021), vote result (10/02/2021) and illustration

New Circular Economy Action Plan: extracts from the debate

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (08-11 February 2021), MEPs debate the New Circular Economy Action Plan (First part of the debate)

New Circular Economy Action Plan - MEPs debate (Part 1)

The Environment, Public Health and Food Security Committee will vote on its response to the EU Circular Economy Action Plan. It aims to increase the production of sustainable goods in order to reduce waste and ensure that the EU has a well-functioning internal market for high-quality secondary raw materials. Currently, the production of materials we use every day is responsible for 45% of CO2 emissions. Statement by Jan HUITEMA (RE, NL), rapporteur.

Circular economy: statement by Jan HUITEMA (RE, NL), rapporteur

This Infoclip shows the recycling of e-roller and e-car batteries. The recycling plants are in Châtelet and Mont-sur-Marchienne, Belgium, the 09/12/2020.

Infoclip: Battery recycling, including e-roller and e-car batteries

This Infoclip shows one element of the EU Circular Economy Action Plan, the recycling of e-cars. Furthermore the collection of the re-usable materials making them available for re-use in the circular economy. The recycling plants are in Châtelet and Mont-sur-Marchienne, Belgium, the 09/12/2020.

Infoclip: e-car recycling

During the remote plenary session (23-26/11/2020) of the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs debate and vote on ways to boost sustainability by granting EU consumers a “right to repair” and by tackling practices that intentionally shorten the lifetime of products. The results of the vote are: 696 in favour, 34 against, 207 abstentions. Illustration shots of collect for recycling, a repair station and sales point of recycled products in Munich, Germany.

Right to repair: extracts from the debate (23/11), from the vote on the report David CORMAND (Greens/EFA,FR), rapporteur, and - illustration shots

The 'Hall 2' in Munich (Germany) offers used goods at reasonable prices. The objects come from the Munich recycling yards. This infoclip illustrates the repairing, selling and reuse of computers and other modern and technological equipment by ConJob, a Recycling association in Munich and views of the second-hand department store of the city of Munich.

Infoclip: The right to repair

This Infoclip illustrates is the production process of a suitcase made with recycled curbside collected plastic packaging waste. The shells are made of recycled polypropylene (PP) from Post-Consumer packaging and the inner liner is made from recycled plastic PET bottles.

Infoclip: Circular economy - Recycling of plastic waste into travel suitcases

This infoclip shows illustrative footage about an example of circular economy: the recycling circuit of paper towels then turned into toilet paper. The used paper towels are collected by a cleaner and then picked up by a recycling partner and brought to a paper mill where they are recycled into new tissue products.

Infoclip: Circular economy - Recycling of paper towels

During the plenary session (25-28 March 2019) in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs debate reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment. Statements by Frédérique RIES (ALDE, BE), rapporteur, Frans TIMMERMANS, First Vice-President of the EC in charge of Better Regulation, Inter-Institutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights, Karmenu VELLA, Member of the EC in charge of Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Renata BRIANO (S&D, IT), Vice-Chair of the EP Committee on Fisheries, and Peter LIESE (EPP, DE). Illustrative shots and extracts from the vote.

Reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment: extracts from the debate and the vote, illustrative shots

During the plenary session (11-14 February 2019) of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on minimum requirements for water reuse. Statements by Simona BONAFÈ (S&D, IT), Rapporteur, Karmenu VELLA, Member of the EC in charge of Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Marijana PETIR (EPP, HR), Francesc GAMBÚS (EPP, ES) and Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ (GUE/NGL, ES). Illustrative footage of water treatment site, water leaving the treatment site, general shots.

Minimum requirements for water reuse: extracts from the debate and illustrative footage

This infoclip shows the different plastic packaging that are commonly found in supermarkets. Addressing the circular cycle, the clip finishes with the recycling waste plant ECODEAL in Portugal where plastic is recycled.

Infoclip: Circular economy - Packaging and plastic recycling

The infoclip shows the work of Re-food in Lisbon (PT), a volunteer organisation that gives left-over food to poor people. Furthermore the clip shows the food offer in the supermarket, with a focus on its packaging.

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