How Policy Can Help Create a More Circular Economy with Leonidas Milios

Leonidas Milios is a researcher at the International In at Lund University in Sweden focusing on the management and policy aspects of resources. His research is part of the Mistra REES programme, which consists of three leading Swedish universities and a wide range of industry, governance and civil society partners. Leonidas previously worked as a consultant for the European Commission and the European Environment Agency.

HIGHLIGHTS

• What do we mean by circular economy and strategies to make products and resources last longer [2:30]
• What is a policy? [7:30]
• Moving from waste management to waste prevention - how the EU Circular Economy Action Plan and EcoDesign can help support durability and repairability [10:00]
• Why non-EU manufacturers should also care about the EcoDesign directive [17:00]
• How France and Sweden are paving the way with repair and reuse legislation [18:15]
• Outlook on future policies to promote repair and right to repair [25:00]
• What is the environmental benefit to using products longer? [34:30]
• Five key takeaways and recommendations to encourage repair and reuse [36:15]