Joan Marc Simon

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-years-af…

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/bic-zw…

The economic case for regulating plastic production and why regional circularity hubs is the best way to implement it open.substack.com/pub/jmsimon/p/…

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-killed-p… #plastic #plasticpollution #circulareconomy

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

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-circul… #circulareconomy #CEA

Our two-pillar approach can transform #EPR to boost EU strategic autonomy: 1⃣ System Optimization through harmonization 2⃣ Circular Economy Enabler funding prevention & repair

STUDY FINDING: We've identified the "EPR paradox" - systems designed to manage waste become institutional barriers to waste prevention

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/design…

🌍♻️ 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

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-one-legg…

#PPWR is done, the odyssey continues. My mixed feelings about the recently approved EU packaging legislation 👇 jmsimon.substack.com/p/ppwr-is-appr…

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/global…

BREAKING 🚨 Observers react to state of #PlasticsTreaty negotiations and hold press conference in from of #INC5 calling countries to show #CourageNotCompromise - Read 👉 breakfreefromplastic.org/2024/11/29/cou… #BreakFreeFromPlastic @ciel_tweets @Greenpeace

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

What’s the role of #plasticcredits in fighting #plasticpollution in the global #plasticstreaty? 👇 open.substack.com/pub/jmsimon/p/…

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/extend… Cc: @JMSimonL

🔄 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

🤩 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/work-w… #NowHiring