@JMSimonL

Founder of @zerowasteeurope social entrepreneur, activist, author.

 Brussel, België
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Joined May 2014
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We can't have linear and circular economic systems coexisting long-term. Sooner or later, someone will need to unplug the linear incentives and plug in the circular ones. See how I propose how to make economy work to rebuild the natural & social capital jmsimon.substack.com/p/ten-y…
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How do we make EU #biowaste prevention and management finally work? By funding it properly — through #EPR for food products. If it worked for other waste streams why shouldn't it work for the most important of all? More👇 zerowasteeurope.eu/library/b…

The case for Extended Producer Responsibility for food products

This study by the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) and Zero Waste Europe analyses how implementing EPRFP could address food waste prevention and collection challenges. Unlike traditional waste...

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The economic case for regulating plastic production and why regional circularity hubs is the best way to implement it open.substack.com/pub/jmsimo…
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Who killed plastic recycling in the EU? The #plasticrecycling industry in Europe is collapsing, and the culprit isn’t who you would expect jmsimon.substack.com/p/who-k… #plastic #plasticpollution #circulareconomy
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A coalition of 34 organisations + 40 European cities and companies have joined forces to call on the @EU_Commission to unlock the untapped potential of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) as a driver of prevention, reuse and repair in the EU. zurl.co/s1HDN

Civil society, businesses, and cities urge the European Commission to reform Extended Producer...

A coalition of 38 civil society organisations urged a reboot of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) in a letter to European Commission.

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Is EU #circularity policy killing #plastic #recycling in Europe? We regulate circularity while subsidizing linearity. Proposals to change this 👇 jmsimon.substack.com/p/is-eu… #circulareconomy #CEA
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Our new study reveals how #EPR systems can evolve beyond waste management to become strategic enablers of #EUcompetitiveness & resource security. Download "Designing EPR to Foster the EU's Competitiveness and Strategic Autonomy" zerowasteeurope.eu/library/d…

Designing EPR to foster the EU’s competitiveness and strategic autonomy

Our latest study, “Designing EPR to Foster the EU’s Competitiveness and Strategic Autonomy”, analyses 30 years of Extended Producer Responsibility implementation and proposes a comprehensive framew...

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STUDY FINDING: We've identified the "EPR paradox" - systems designed to manage waste become institutional barriers to waste prevention
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Our two-pillar approach can transform #EPR to boost EU strategic autonomy: 1⃣ System Optimization through harmonization 2⃣ Circular Economy Enabler funding prevention & repair
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🌍♻️ The Global Deposit and Return Platform is now live! ♻️🌍 During the launch, many questions arose about the project: its scope, objectives, funding… 💡 We’ve gathered them all in one place. We move towards a planet free of abandoned packaging. #DRS globalDRSplatform.net
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The EU’s circularity rate has barely moved in a decade—just 1% increase since 2010. Meanwhile, waste generation keeps rising. If we want to double circularity by 2030, we need more than recycling—we must tackle consumption. Walking on one leg won’t cut it jmsimon.substack.com/p/the-o…
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#PPWR is done, the odyssey continues. My mixed feelings about the recently approved EU packaging legislation 👇 jmsimon.substack.com/p/ppwr-…
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Global #PlasticsTreaty: we are getting there. Slowly. Find out why Busan's negotiations were both a failure & a success & why an ambitious treaty later is better than a bad treaty now👇 zerowasteeurope.eu/2024/12/g…

Global Plastics Treaty: we are getting there. Slowly.

Straight back from South Korea, Zero Waste Europe's Founder Joan Marc Simon shares his views on the INC-5 negotiations for a UN Global Plastics Treaty.

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BREAKING 🚨 Observers react to state of #PlasticsTreaty negotiations and hold press conference in from of #INC5 calling countries to show #CourageNotCompromise - Read 👉 breakfreefromplastic.org/202… #BreakFreeFromPlastic @ciel_tweets @Greenpeace
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What’s the role of #plasticcredits in fighting #plasticpollution in the global #plasticstreaty? 👇 open.substack.com/pub/jmsimo…
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In a welldesigned system with financial incentives upstream & cost coverage downstream there is no need to use plastic credits. If we are designing a system which we want to include financial incentives upstream and cost coverage downstream, plastic credits are a distraction
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Se nos han vendido los sistemas de Responsabilidad Ampliada del Productor como la panacea para la gestión de los #residuos, pero parece que han perpetuado el problema más que ponerle solución. Más info en este informe de @zerowasteeurope: zerowasteeurope.eu/library/e… Cc: @JMSimonL

Extended Producer Responsibility compatible with planetary boundaries

This report critically assesses the environmental efficacy of current Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) policies in managing plastic waste.

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🔄 Join us on 3 December for an exclusive chat w/ Simon Rossau on @aarhuskomune's pioneering city-scale #reuse system! Learn how they built the world's 1st open-managed reusable takeaway programme and get your Qs answered by the project lead. Register at zurl.co/S4BZ
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🤩 Are you our new #Textiles Officer? Location: Belgium, hybrid between home and our Brussels office. Duration: 12-months with option to extend. Application deadline: 5 Dec 2024. Start date: ASAP. Apply now: zerowasteeurope.eu/join-us/w… #NowHiring
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