Securing Europe’s clean transition through e-waste circularity

Note to editor: Recycling Europe (formerly EuRIC) is the voice of Europe’s recycling industry, including 80 national federations and companies across 24 EU & EFTA countries. From metals and paper to plastics, textiles, tyres, ships, construction & demolition waste, WEEE and ELVs, our members transform waste into resources—powering Europe’s circular economy, ensuring resource autonomy, and boosting competitiveness and sustainable industrialisation across the continent. For press-related enquiries, please contact Zoi Didili, Recycling Europe’s Senior Communications Advisor, by email at zdidili@recyclingeurope.org or by phone at +32 (0) 489 09 46.

Recycling Europe

E-waste is key to Europe’s clean transition. Join us in Brussels on 27 May 2026.

Residence Palace

Recycling Europe is pleased to invite you to a high-level event on e-waste circularity, taking place on 27 May 2026, from 14:00 to 17:30, at the Residence Palace Brussels (<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x47c3c49f2337b3ab:0x47dfcbeff05b828f?sa=X&amp;ved=1t:8290&amp;ictx=111" title="https://www.google.com/maps/place/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x47c3c49f2337b3ab:0x47dfcbeff05b828f?sa=X&amp;ved=1t:8290&amp;ictx=111" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Rue de la Loi 155, 1040 Bruxelles</a>)Our event brings together industry leaders, policymakers, and innovators to showcase cutting-edge innovations and sustainable practices in e-waste recycling, and to shape a more circular electronics sector that supports Europe’s clean transition.Welcome coffee will be served from 13:30, ahead of the official start of the event. The conference will be followed by a networking cocktail at 17:00. AGENDA13:30-14:00 Welcome coffee14:00 - 14:10 Opening Remarks Olivier Francois, President of Recycling Europe Susie Burrage, President of Recycling Europe Non-Ferrous Branch 14:10-14:30 Keynote Presentation Aurel Ciobanu-Dordea, Director for Competitive Circular Economy &amp; Clean Industrial Policy– DG Environment, European Commission14:30-15:20Panel I “The Circular Economy Act: Unlocking Circularity in WEEE” Kerstin Lichtenvort, Team Leader CRM and WEEE Directive, DG Environment, European Commission Bruno Tobback, MEP, S&amp;D Group, Belgium Korrina Hegarty, Senior Policy Director, Environment, APPLiA Fynn Hauschke, Senior Policy Officer, EEB Tess Pozzi, Head of Public Affairs, Derichebourg Environnement 15:20-15:50 Coffee break 15:50-16:05 SOPHIA Project (EU-Funded): Increasing PV panels’ circularity through Advanced Digital Solutions Yasen Naydenov, Project Coordinator, Recycling Europe 16:05-16:50 Panel II “Recovering Critical Raw Materials: A Business Case for Secure, Resilient and Sustainable Supply Chains” Fabrice Mathieux, Joint Research Center, European Commission Jan Tytgat, Government Affairs Director, Umicore Erick Petit, CEO and co-founder, MagREEsource Emmanuel Katrakis, Director of Institutional and Regulatory Affairs,Galloo16:50-17:00 Closing Remarks Julia Ettinger, Secretary General of Recycling Europe17:00-18:00 Networking cocktail

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