1、MARCH 2026 ELINE BOON EU POLICY LEADWHITE PAPER DEVELOPED BY THE ELLEN MACARTHUR FOUNDATIONCARSTEN WACHHOLZ BUSINESS-POLICY ENGAGEMENT LEADKey policy levers for Europes industrial strategyTHE EU CIRCULAR ECONOMY ACTCONTENTSKEY POLICY RECOMMENDATIONSENDNOTESWHAT WE NEED TO FOCUS ON01ENABLING AN EU SI
2、NGLE MARKET FOR CIRCULAR SOLUTIONS02LEVERAGING FISCAL AND DEMAND LEVERS TO TACKLE COMPETITIVENESS CHALLENGES03STRENGTHENING CIRCULAR SUPPLY AND VALUE CHAINS THROUGH INDUSTRIAL COLLABORATION04WORKING TOWARDS INTERNATIONAL ALIGNMENT05192116127532ELLEN MACARTHUR FOUNDATIONDelivering on the objectives o
3、f the EU Clean Industrial Deal,the Circular Economy Act is a time-critical opportunity for European and national policymakers to strengthen policy efforts on competitiveness,industrial decarbonisation,and economic resilience for the years to come.By rapidly aligning regulatory requirements and fisca
4、l incentives across the EU single market without further delay,the Circular Economy Act can enable a European secondary raw materials market and circular business models to succeed,while harmonising environmental and industrial policy goals.ENABLING A EUROPEAN SINGLE MARKET FOR CIRCULAR SOLUTIONSCur
5、rently,fragmented and diverging implementation of product-related requirements,Extended Producer Responsibility(EPR)obligations,and waste management rules obstruct scaling of markets for secondary raw materials and circular business models in Europe.Therefore,the Circular Economy Act could:Harmonise
6、 circular economy and waste definitions,streamline EPR implementation and develop End-of-Waste(EoW)criteria where applicable across all Member States while also ensuring compatibility and operability beyond the EU borders Establish a digital one-stop shop for EPR registration and reporting,develop E