Efficiency targets for smartphones by th • Table.Briefings

With a comprehensive package of legislation, the Commission wants to gear almost all goods sold in the EU towards the circular economy. It presented its own initiatives for textiles and construction products, and there are now timetables and priorities for other sectors.

The core of the circular economy package presented on Wednesday is the amendment of the Ecodesign Directive (Europe.Table reported). While for years only energy efficiency requirements applied to energy-related products, in the future, almost all product groups will have to meet extensive sustainability criteria – from the recycled content of materials to reparability. „European consumers rightly expect more environmentally friendly and durable products. Greater sustainability and resource efficiency also mean greater resilience when a crisis disrupts our industrial supply chains,“ said Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton.

Efficiency targets for smartphones by the end of the year

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