LIAISE COST Action: supporting industrial symbiosis for a year now!

LIAISE is all about coordinating research on industrial symbiosis, a key aspect of the circular economy, and setting up a network to promote it.

The SYMBA project is looking for experts for its advisory board!

This project is working on developing new methods to assess the circularity and symbiosis of the bio-based industrial ecosystem. It's issuing an open call for experts to join this key initiative which will drive the project’s success in the bio-based and bioeconomy industries. 

Greentech and Circular Economy Innovation call for start-ups and SMEs

This call aims to select start-ups and SMEs that are already developing innovative solutions for improving refinery waste management, remediating soil and water contamination and improving energy system efficiency in highly complex industrial settings.

Future: Innovate & Transform

On 13 November, change makers from around the globe will present cutting-edge technologies and strategies to help you deliver better results and generate more value. In her session, Ladeja Godina Košir, founder and Executive Director of Circular Change and Co-Chair of ECESP, will explore three strategies for integrating industries, policies and international partnerships in order to create a circular economy.

Nordic Circular Summit 2024

NCS2024, the biggest conference on the circular economy in the Nordic region, will be co-hosted by Nordic Circular Hotspot and Nordic Innovation and is an official World Circular Economy Forum Side Event. It will focus on the enterprise of circular economy and take place on 18-19 November.  

CIRCULÉIRE Annual Conference - The Future of Business is Circular 

CIRCULÉIRE will be holding its annual conference on 27 November. The conference will bring together leaders in climate innovation, policy and government to discuss Ireland's journey towards decarbonisation. 

Circular Packaging for Direct Food Contact Applications

Over the last 3 and a half years, the CIRCULAR FoodPack project has worked on circular design for flexible packaging. It has demonstrated the various steps required to obtain post-consumer recyclates and shown how to integrate them into new packaging which meets the high standards for food protection and safety. It will hold its final event on 28 November when it will present its key findings and results. 

Circular approaches to affordable housing: reshaping the future

Join this session on 14 November where the speakers will explain how circular principles can reshape affordable housing, providing long-term solutions for social housing and a just transition.

Waste Framework Directive revision: Enhancing textiles EPR schemes through inclusive governance

This #EUCT will take place on 19 November. It will take a closer look at the proposed changes to EPR schemes for textiles and highlight the role of inclusive governance in meeting the sustainability targets.

Circular Bioeconomy Transformation Methodologies

This workshop on 21 November will cover different aspects of the circular bioeconomy transition: BIOTRANSFORM's methodology and tools, regional application and feedback, governance and collaboration for scaling impact.

Dutch National Circular Economy Programme 2023 – 2030

This programme builds on the solid foundations laid by previous programmes. It sets out a vision of the circular economy up to 2030 and 2050 and covers issues such as general measures used to help deliver a circular economy in the Netherlands, measures that relate to specific product groups and resources available for the plans in this programme.

No Time to Waste: Driving the EU’s Resilience and Competitiveness through a Circular Economy

This report delves into the business case for accelerated EU action on the circular economy. It provides policy recommendations for the forthcoming Circular Economy Act, focusing on the business perspective and how the Act could support the EU’s resilience and competitive sustainability.

Beyond Recycling - A strategy to make the circular economy in Wales a reality

This strategic plan is about making the circular economy in Wales a reality.

CHEERS project: a new biorefinery model for the brewery industry 

The Horizon Europe project CHEERS takes underutilised or waste secondary streams from the brewery industry, processes them in biorefineries and converts them into innovative bio-based products for industrial applications: insect protein, disinfectant, microbial protein, ectoine and caproic acid.  

RECERCO project: fired ceramic tile waste as a secondary raw material 

The RECERCO project recovered fired sherds, a form of waste generated when manufacturing ceramic tiles. It proved that it is feasible to use this as a secondary raw material for manufacturing new ceramic tiles and as a reinforcement agent for polymeric matrices to obtain composites for the construction industry.

The purman® project: exploring ways to use waste PU foam as a secondary raw material

Purman Recycling and Processing Ltd. has developed the purman® method, a mechanical recycling process for rigid polyurethane (PU) and polyisocyanurate (PIR) foams. The goal is to transform the foam waste into valuable materials that are suitable for various applications: insulation, furniture manufacturing and construction.

circulareconomy.earth: tracking circular economy policies and categorising primary and secondary resources 

circulareconomy.earth is a project set up by Chatham House's Environment and Society Programme. It enables users to explore the policy and trade dynamics associated with transitioning from a linear to a circular economy model, as well as providing analyses of the associated opportunities and trade-offs.

Up2Circ 

Up2Circ is an international project funded by the European Commission’s Horizon Europe programme. The overall aim is to help European SMEs go circular. The project assists SMEs: there are awareness-raising and training modules, information on how to apply for EU funding and a catalogue of the project’s success stories.

Circular Sweden

Sweden aims to have gone circular by 2030. Circular Sweden wants to help deliver on this goal. 

EU invests over €380 million in 133 new LIFE projects to support the green transition all around Europe

The Commission has granted more than €380 million to 133 new projects across Europe under the LIFE Programme for environment and climate action. The projects will cover all areas of the LIFE programme, and includes €143 million (of which the EU will provide €74 million) to contribute to circular economy and improving quality of life, with 26 projects reducing water use, industrial and household waste, air and noise pollution, as well as making the business case for reducing, reusing and recycling. 

EU Ecolabel: doing well and contributing to the circular economy!

On 10 October, World Ecolabel Day, the European Commission released the latest statistics showing continued growth in the number of products (goods and services) awarded the EU Ecolabel. This increase has really picked up the pace this year, and Europeans can now choose from nearly 100 000 EU Ecolabel-certified goods and services – 10 000 more than this time last year. Durability, reusability, recyclability and recycled content of products are key factors, so this is good news for the circular economy. 

EU grants for projects: partnerships for circular value chains in social economy

This call for proposals aims to deliver on the circular objectives of the Social Economy Action Plan and the transition pathway for the proximity and social economy ecosystem.

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