Il mosaico dell'economia circolare. Regole, principi, modelli

How can the circular economy be legally constructed? What objectives should the various regulatory measures pursue in order to support the spread of this specific economic model? What instruments can be used to achieve these objectives? And, above all, how can we ensure that objectives and instruments are truly consistent with the logic and functioning of the circular economy? These are the fundamental questions that the law is called upon to address. The transition towards a circular economy does not depend solely on the introduction of individual sectoral rules, but requires the progressive construction of a regulatory framework capable of changing incentives, guiding the behaviour of economic operators, and promoting the preservation of the value of products, materials and resources over time. This volume provides readers with a guide to navigating the numerous regulatory initiatives through which the European Union is progressively building the circular economy. The focus is not only on the analysis of individual measures, but also on their capacity, taken together, to contribute to the construction of an economic model different from the linear one, based on reducing resource consumption, preventing waste, reusing, repairing and recycling products, and keeping materials in productive cycles for as long as possible. The perspective adopted is therefore one that asks the law not only what should be regulated, but also how the circular economy should be regulated and what conditions are necessary to ensure that regulation is effectively consistent with its underlying logic.

In quale modo costruire giuridicamente l'economia circolare? quali sono gli obiettivi che le varie misure regolatorie dovrebbero perseguire per sostenere la diffusione di questo specifico modello economico? Quali gli strumenti attraverso cui realizzare tali obiettivi? E come garantire che obiettivi e strumenti siano davvero coerenti con la logica e i modi di funzionamento dell'economia circolare? Il lettore troverà in questo volume una guida per orientarsi nelle numerose iniziative regolatorie attraverso le quali l'Unione sta costruendo l'economia circolare