Where EU ecodesign plan falls down

The EU’s Circular Economy Action Plan committed to use the Ecodesign Directive to make products more readily recyclable, repairable and reusable. The European Commission announced on Tuesday (8 November) their new ecodesign priorities, but will they give us better products?

Up until now ecodesign policy has been focused on energy and has resulted in huge energy savings and cost reductions by driving up design standards. This has saved households €490 in energy bills each year.

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