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EU waste regulation in the context of the circular economy: peculiarities of interaction

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  • Andrius Stankevičius

    (Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania)

  • Andrejus Novikovas

    (Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania)

  • Audrius Bakaveckas

    (Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania)

  • Oleh Petryshyn

    (Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, Ukraine)

Abstract

The European Union (EU) is implementing the concept of the circular economy (hereafter – CE) system, the main idea of which is to maintain the added value in products for as long as possible both to improve the quality of the environment and eliminate waste. These provisions presuppose the improvement of EU waste management systems and legal regulation. The European Commission proposed a legislative package for amending the main Directives related to waste management. The European Parliament and the Council adopted this document in 2018. The legislative package amends six Directives, which are the main components of the legal framework for waste management in the EU. These are systematic changes in EU waste law regulation and include: the modification of the waste management system; the alignment of definitions; and the formulation of new legal definitions (for example municipal waste, backfilling) or establishment of qualitative and quantitative indicators which cover the meaning of waste hierarchy. The aim of this article is to divulge the main legal changes, and to evaluate their content in the context of the concept of the CE.

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  • Andrius Stankevičius & Andrejus Novikovas & Audrius Bakaveckas & Oleh Petryshyn, 2020. "EU waste regulation in the context of the circular economy: peculiarities of interaction," Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues, VsI Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center, vol. 8(2), pages 533-545, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:ssi:jouesi:v:8:y:2020:i:2:p:533-545
    DOI: 10.9770/jesi.2020.8.2(32)
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    1. Natalya Andryeyeva & Oksana Nikishyna & Borys Burkynskyi & Nina Khumarova & Oleksandr Laiko & Hanna Tiutiunnyk, 2021. "Methodology of analysis of the influence of the economic policy of the state on the environment," Post-Print hal-03583921, HAL.
    2. Carla Zarbà & Gaetano Chinnici & Giovanni La Via & Salvatore Bracco & Biagio Pecorino & Mario D’Amico, 2021. "Regulatory Elements on the Circular Economy: Driving into the Agri-Food System," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(15), pages 1-22, July.
    3. Oana Dobre-Baron & Alina Nițescu & Dorina Niță & Cătălin Mitran, 2022. "Romania’s Perspectives on the Transition to the Circular Economy in an EU Context," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(9), pages 1-26, April.
    4. Natalya Andryeyeva & Oksana Nikishyna & Borys Burkynskyi & Nina Khumarova & Oleksandr Laiko & Hanna Tiutiunnyk, 2021. "Methodology of analysis of the influence of the economic policy of the state on the environment," Insights into Regional Development, VsI Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center, vol. 3(2), pages 198-212, June.

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    Keywords

    circular economy; waste management; waste hierarchy; municipal waste; waste;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q01 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - General - - - Sustainable Development
    • Q50 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - General

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