TRADE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
STRUCTURED DISCUSSIONS
INFORMAL WORKING GROUP ON CIRCULAR ECONOMY –
CIRCULARITY
Trade aspects and related Member practices on circular
economy
Revision
circular economy –
Overview.. 3
1 INTRODUCTION.. 6
2 TEXTILES. 6
2.1
Introduction. 6
2.2
Textiles lifecycle. 8
2.2.1
An overview of the textile
lifecycle. 8
2.2.2
Becoming more circular 9
2.3
Trade and trade policy relevant to circular economy in the textiles sector 10
2.3.1
Transparency. 10
2.3.2
Standards and regulations. 12
2.3.3
Trade facilitation. 16
2.3.4
Waste management and environmentally sound disposal 17
2.3.5
Capacity building and technical assistance. 19
2.3.6
Technology and other trade-related aspects for cooperation. 21
3 RENEWABLE ENERGY. 21
3.1
Introduction. 21
3.2
Renewable energy lifecycle. 22
3.2.1
An overview. 22
3.2.2
Becoming more circular 23
3.3
Trade and trade policy relevant to circular economy in the renewable energy
sector 24
3.3.1
Transparency. 24
3.3.2
Standards and regulations. 24
3.3.3
Trade facilitation. 25
3.3.4
Waste management and environmentally
sound disposal 26
3.3.5
Capacity building and technical assistance. 26
3.3.6
Technology and other trade-related aspects
for cooperation. 27
4 BATTERIES. 28
4.1
Introduction. 28
4.2
Lifecycle of batteries. 28
4.3
Trade and trade policy relevant
to circular economy
in the batteries sector 29
4.3.1
Transparency. 30
4.3.2
Standards and regulations. 32
4.3.3
Trade facilitation. 34
4.3.4
Waste management and environmentally sound disposal 35
4.3.5
Capacity building and technical assistance. 35
4.3.6
Technology and other trade-related aspects for cooperation. 36
5 ELECTRONICS AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. 36
5.1
Introduction. 36
5.2
Electronics lifecycle. 37
5.2.1
An overview. 37
5.2.2
Becoming more circular 38
5.3
Trade and trade policy relevant to circular economy in the electronics sector 39
5.3.1
Transparency. 39
5.3.2
Standards and regulations. 41
5.3.3
Trade facilitation. 43
5.3.4
Waste management and environmentally sound disposal 43
5.3.5
Capacity building and technical assistance. 44
5.3.6
Technology and other trade-related aspects for cooperation. 45