Circular City Governance in Prato
Thanks to its textile recycling techniques, Prato is considered one of the most advanced and innovative industrial cities in Italy.
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Circular City Governance in Mechelen
De Potterij in the Flemish city of Mechelen is set to become a circular economy incubator where young, innovative and creative entrepreneurs can meet up with like-minded people. It will also host a large supporting network for researchers, government and experts to make their circular economy ambitions a reality.
VALOR - Valorisation Alternatives to Landfill for Organic Residues
The Dublin City University VALOR project is investigating potential recovery options for the Organic Fraction of the Municipal Solid Waste (OFMSW) and Bio-Stabilised residual waste (BSRW). The project fully diagnoses the recovery options for municipal solid waste and validates their use by determining their benefits and potential environmental risks.
USAD - Lithuania's Reverse Vending Machines - credit for plastic
In February 2016, the government of Lithuania implemented a “deposit return system”, to give consumers an incentive to return used beverage containers for recycling. To combat litter and increase collection and recycling rates, consumers would pay a deposit amount of €0.10 when purchasing eligible drink containers, to be refunded when the empty container is returned for recycling.
Rype Office applies the principles of circular economy and sustainability to office furniture
Rype Office applies the principles of circular economy to physical workspace by remanufacturing quality used office furniture and creating furniture from waste.
Karma connects surplus food with consumers for a lower price
Karma is a Swedish startup founded in Stockholm, November 2016. Their app connects surplus food from restaurants, cafes and grocery stores to consumers for a lower price. As a result, users eat great food for less and businesses receive an additional revenue stream — all while reducing food waste.
MagicPallet: the world's first online collaborative solution dedicated to the exchange of reusable pallets
MagicPallet is the first collaborative platform dedicated to the exchange of pallets in Europe. This platform allows anyone to trade, buy and sell their Europe pallets in the right place at the right time. Pallets are flat platform structures used to support goods in a stable manner during transport. They create efficiencies when it comes to handling and storing goods.
Croatian cooperative Humana Nova gives used clothing a new life, and its members a new dream to fulfill
Social Cooperative Humana Nova Čakovec encourages the employment of disabled and other socially excluded persons for the production and sale of quality and innovative textile products made from ecological and recycled fabrics for the local and regional markets.
Port of Dunkirk reuses contaminated sediment in road construction
Contaminated sediment from the Port of Dunkirk has been re-used in road structures since 2002, when the Port started to cooperate with the Ecole des Mines de Douai and various industrial partners in order to design alternative materials for stabilised sub-base road layers.
MUD jeans: circular denims (almost) never die
Customers from the MUD brand can lease or buy their jeans, benefit from a free repair service, and return the worn out items to have them recycled into new denim products - so that the iconic piece of clothing remains in use for the longuest time. This brand philosophy saves 78% water and 61% CO2-eq per jeans compared to industry standards.
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23 Oct 2019 to 24 Oct 2019
The 8th Baden Wuertemberg conference will discuss ecodesign, synthetic material policy and other circular economy topics 23 to 24 October 2019
18 May 2020 to 20 May 2020
Due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, the event is postponed to 18-20 Nov. 2020 in Venice, Italy.
Following the success of the fourth edition held in 2018, which saw the participation of almost 250 delegates from a wide variety of countries, SUM 2020 / the 5th Symposium on Urban Mining and Circular Economy will be held in May 2020 at the University of Bologna.
11 Nov 2019 to 15 Nov 2019
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation's DIF will return from 11 to 15 November with online webinars that shift mindsets and inspire action towards a circular economy by exploring disruptive ideas and stories across a range of topics.
23 Oct 2019 to 24 Oct 2019
The World Resources Forum (WRF) 2019 will be held from 23 to 24 October 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland. WRF 2019 will be centered on ‘Anchoring Natural Resources and Raw Materials Management for Achieving Sustainable Consumption and Production’.
21 Nov 2019
Join Circular Flanders at the closing event of the Green Deal Circular Procurement (GDCP) in Brussels on 21 November 2019 to hear lessons learned and meet potential buyers or suppliers.
21 Oct 2019
Join the Cradle 2 Cradle Institute for a workshop titled From Sustainable to Circular – How Materials Can Make Green Buildings Greener on 5 November 2019 in London to learn about best practice in circular building.
22 Sep 2020 to 24 Sep 2020
The 2nd International Conference on Circularity in the Built Environment (CiBEn) will take place in Delft, the Netherlands from 22 to 24 September 2020.
15 Oct 2019 to 18 Oct 2019
BarcelonaTech welcomes the 19th European Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production (ERSCP) Society from 15 to 18 October
07 Oct 2019 to 09 Oct 2019
ISWA will hold its 29th World Congress will be held in Bilbao, Spain from 7 to 9 October 2019
24 Oct 2019
Find out about Europe’s top social innovations challenging plastic waste at the European Social Innovation Competition awards ceremony on 24 October 2019 in Brussels.