Circular raw materials agenda in the Netherlands - 5 transistion agenda proposals from ministers to parliament
This week the Netherlands, once again, takes a global lead on materials and a transistion to a circular economy. Staatssecretaris Van Veldhoven (IenW) and minister Wiebes (EZK) have communicated 5 extensive transistion agenda proposals to the Netherlands parliament under the raw materials transistion agenda. The 5 comprehensive reports out line exciting circular actions under the headings of; Plastics, Built Environment, Manufacturing, Consumer Goods and Bio-mass + Food. This is not governmental circular bla-bla. They back up their proposals to parliament with significant funding actions. The reports (in Dutch) can be found here: https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/documenten/kamerstukken/2018/01/15/totstandkoming-van-de-transitieagenda-s-uit-het-grondstoffenakkoord