A major environment proposal put forward by the European Commission could fundamentally change product design and the market for hardware products.
At the core of the plans is a new legal framework which will help create a “circular economy” in the European Union, with requirements for all physical products to be more durable, reliable, reusable and reparable.
The plans aim to make the European economy less wasteful, reducing the impact on the environment and making enormous energy savings. The commission said that by 2030, their proposals could lead to energy savings almost equivalent to the entire EU’s usage of Russian gas.
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