Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Closing the loop — An EU action plan for the circular economy’ (COM(2015) 614 final) — ‘Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste’ (COM(2015) 596 final — 2015/0276 (COD)) — ‘Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste’ (COM(2015) 595 final — 2015/0275 (COD)) — ‘Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste’ (COM(2015) 594 final — 2015/0274 (COD)) — and on the ‘Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2000/53/EC on end-of-life vehicles, 2006/66/EC on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators, and 2012/19/EU on waste electrical and electronic equipment’ (COM(2015) 593 final — 2015/0272 (COD))