The European construction industry not only builds and maintains essential infrastructure but also generates substantial waste. Construction and demolition waste (CDW) represent approximately 35% of all EU waste, making it one of the most significant waste streams. Effective waste management practices are essential to reduce this impact, promote the circular economy, and help reach EU broader sustainability targets.
EBC supports viable initiatives for reused and recycled materials and backs EU programs that improve waste management, demolition practices, and resource efficiency in construction. EBC is dedicated to helping SMEs implement sustainable waste management solutions that reduce environmental impact at every stage of the building lifecycle and contribute to the EU’s broader circular economy objectives.
Economy
On 28 March 2025, the European Council for Construction Research, Development, and Innovation (ECCREDI) met at the NEST facility of the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA)...
Energy & Environment
On 6 November, the European Recycling Industries Confederation (EuRIC) organized an event exploring the practical aspects of “Implementing EU legislation: How to increase circularity in the construction sector” at the...
Standardisation
In the context of its annual conference “Putting Science Into Standards”, the European Committee for Standardisation CEN and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre JRC invited EBC to in...
Energy & Environment
After three years of absence due to the health, economic and geopolitical crisis, EBC has the pleasure to announce its 2023 Annual Congress, which for the first time will take...
Energy & Environment
As part of the frequent EU Circular talks, the Leadership Group on Construction and Infrastructure of the European Circular Economy Stakeholders Platform ECESP gathered today around 100 stakeholders t...
Energy & Environment
On 19 October, 18 European organisations including representatives of solar photovoltaics (PV), construction SMEs, NGOs, cities, electric contractors, electric vehicles (EV), solar thermal and renewab...
