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Medyanik N.V., Igropulo D.A. State tools for stimulating a circular economy: european experience. Russian journal of resources, conservation and recycling. 2025; 12(4). Available at: https://resources.today/PDF/22ECOR425.pdf (in Russian). DOI: 10.15862/22ECOR425

State tools for stimulating a circular economy: european experience

Medyanik Natalia Vitalievna
The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Pyatigorsk, Russia
North Caucasus Institute
E-mail: Natalya-medyanik@yandex.ru
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6387-8684
RSCI: https://elibrary.ru/author_profile.asp?id=381381
WoS: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/rid/W-2070-2017

Igropulo Daniil Aristotelevich
The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Pyatigorsk, Russia
North Caucasus Institute
E-mail: danikigropulo@mail.ru
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8880-9829

Abstract. This paper systematizes European experience in government regulation of the circular economy. It identifies a diverse set of management tools, including those tailored to country specifics, including goal-oriented strategic planning, a comprehensive set of legal norms and regulations, the standardization of pan-European circular requirements, extended producer responsibility, eco-design and eco-labeling, statistical accounting and monitoring of circular economy indicators, public procurement of goods made from recycled materials, digital product certification, circular digital platforms for communications, collaborative consumption, and trade transactions; fiscal burdens on waste disposal and incineration, and single-use plastic packaging; tax incentives for repair and maintenance services; multi-channel financing under EU guarantees from the InvestEU Fund, and venture capital instruments of the European Investment Bank. Within the framework of participatory governance, examples of circular business models, as well as responsible, collaborative consumption, and the exchange of private goods among households are demonstrated. It is shown that, thanks to organizational unity under the auspices of the European Commission, comprehensive digitalization, and pan-European network-centricity, the tools for stimulating circular practices have a clear institutional framework, interdepartmental, sectoral, and country-specific coordination, broad information disclosure, public accessibility and transparency, a diverse partnership format, and the consolidation of European society and government elites in one of the main areas of the European green transition. A conclusion is drawn regarding the need to replicate and scale up constructive European regulatory experience in circular practices in Russia.

Keywords: circular economy; circular European economy; life cycle of economic goods; circular policy instruments; government regulation; waste management; European countries

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