We are looking for two highly motivated Programme Managers to join our Circular Economy team. The Programme Managers will each manage our activities to limit the environmental impact of waste and the textile sector. The exact portfolio will be adapted to the candidate’s profile and experience.
The Single-Use Plastic directive requires that, from 2024 on, caps and lids remain attached to single-use beverage containers with a capacity of up to three litres. To make this possible, Europe needs to develop a standard to ensure caps and lids are of appropriate strength, reliability and safety while remaining attached to the beverage container during the product’s use.
Batteries from electric vehicles became a priority for the European Commission in 2019 and will be a priority for the Von der Leyen Commission too. The fast-track ecodesign preparatory study is now finished, and a follow-up study looking at other aspects will be finalised in January 2020.
On 20 November we had the pleasure to take part in a high-level meeting between the Secretariat General of ISO and IEC and organisations representing civil society stakeholders in standardisation.
Besides reuse, recycling of plastics also helps to reduce resource use and plastic pollution. Annex III of the European Strategy for Plastics stipulates that 10 million tonnes of recycled plastics should find their way into products in Europe in 2025. This requires circular product design, improved collection and sorting of plastic waste, as well as high-quality recycling systems while eliminating substances of concern.
Did you know that our waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) contains valuable and critical raw materials (CRMs) ? Currently, the recovery of these materials is highly insufficient.
ECOS is looking for experts in the field of energy-related products under the Ecodesign framework to provide us with technical input and represent ECOS position in the development of standards and regulations. Expertise in the product group of taps and showers is a must.
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