2^nd EU Civil Society-Industry Dialogue on “Urban Mines, Consumer Behaviour and Producer Responsibility in a Circular Economy”

Brussels, 6 June 2014

The second EU Dialogue of the Cobalt project took place on 6th of June 2014 in Brussels and brought together EU key civil society and industry stakeholders, together with policy-makers and researchers to foster debate, networking and exchange on the topic of “Urban Mines, Consumer Behaviour and Producer Responsibility in a Circular Economy”. Within this topic, the Dialogue has focused specifically on recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), which is of particular relevance to both producers and end consumers.

Documentation

2nd EU Dialogue summary (PDF, 141 kB)
COBALT 3rd policy brief (PDF, 124 kB)

Programme

2nd EU Dialogue agenda (PDF, 367 kB)

Presentations

Introduction

• Introduction to the COBALT project and Dialogue (Andreas Endl, Institute for Managing Sustainability, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria;  Polina Dekhtyar, BIO by Deloitte, France).

Session 1: Framing the dialogue

• The EU policy framework on urban mining, management of WEEE and Producer Responsibility (Maria Banti, DG Environment);
• CSO input on Consumer awareness and behavior with regards WEEE (Stéphane Arditi, European Environmental Bureau);
• WEEE 2020  (Pascal Leroy, WEEE Forum).

Session 2: Learning from practical experiences

• High-tech recycling of critical metals: Opportunities and challenges (Christina Meskers, Umicore);
• What is happening to all our WEEE? Experiences from the EU (Daniel Seager, Hewlett-Packard);
• Green ICT 4 Development in a Circular Economy (Barbara Toorens, World Loop).

Session 3: Pathways for collaboration

• Inter-Stakeholder Dialogue: recommendations for improving the collaboration between different stakeholders on boosting urban mining and improving management and recycling of WEEE.

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