Lucía Gascón Castillero

Scoping Study 2024

Circular Economy (CE) in China

According to UNEP (2024), the annual global extraction of materials has grown from 30.9 billion tons in 1970 to 95.1 billion tons in 2020, and is expected to reach 106.6 billion tons in 2024. Thus, the prolonged growth of the global demand for materials is associated with major environmental concern

Una Recopilación De Prácticas

Instrumentos E Incentivos Para Promover La Participación De Pyme En Las Compras Públicas Sostenibles

El documento "Instrumentos e Incentivos para Promover la Participación de PYME en las Compras Públicas Sostenibles" aborda cómo facilitar la inclusión de pequeñas y medianas empresas (PYME) en los procesos de compras públicas sostenibles (CPS). Las PYME son fundamentales para el desarrollo eco

Analytical Review of Global and Regional Practices

Recycling and Reuse of Lithium Batteries in Latin America and the Caribbean

The increasing demand for lithium-ion batteries (LIB), associated to energy storage for electric vehicles, electronics and renewable energy, has raised concerns about their proper disposal, recycling and end-of-life management (EoL). Currently, only half of all LIB reaching end-of-life globally a

Study to support the sustainable products initiative

The Sustainable Products Initiative responds to the objectives of the European Green Deal and the Circular Economy Action Plan. It aims to make products placed on the Internal Market fit for a climate neutral, resource efficient and circular economy, reduce waste and ensure that the performance of f