The HOOP Network of Cities and Regions seeks to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and mutual learning among cities and regions willing to recover valuable resources from urban bio-waste and wastewater to make bio-based products.
By joining the network, cities and regions gain information about innovative urban bioeconomy solutions and engage in activities relevant to their context and specific interests. Participants have direct exchanges with the eight HOOP lighthouse cities and regions, sharing experiences and expertise.
The HOOP network is only open to organisations that plan, organise or operate municipal waste management or wastewater treatment activities, for instance local or regional authorities and waste management companies.
The Urban Circular Bioeconomy Hub is operated by the HOOP project. It provides resources and tools to improve the exploitation of biowaste and wastewater by cities and regions.
Users can:
network with municipalities and waste/wastewater management companies around Europe.
evaluate their circular performance and the financial attractiveness and maturity level of your circular projects.
make use of resources related to the implementation of urban circular bioeconomy solutions, including handbooks, manuals, factsheets and videos on technologies and financial engineering for circular bioeconomy projects.
get technical support from project developers and investors and mobilise green financing.
register for the forum and put questions to the circular bioeconomy community.
Article 15 of Directive 2012/19/EU (WEEE Directive) requires producers to provide information free of charge about preparation for re-use and treatment for each type of EEE placed on the market.
To better respond to recyclers’ needs, APPLiA and DIGITALEUROPE created I4R, the Information for Recyclers Platform, where recyclers can access recycling information at product category level.
The WEEE Forum, an international association of producer responsibility organisations and a centre of competence, hosts and maintains the platform. EuRIC is on the advisory board.
Recycling information is linked to the presence and location of materials and components in electronic waste that require separate treatment. There are now 47 product fiches in six product categories.
ICESP brings together various projects, shares experience, identifies shortcomings and opportunities in order to shine a spotlight on Italy's work on the circular economy and promote the circular economy in Italy.
It has six working groups, open to everyone: 1) Research and eco-innovation, 2) Legislative and economic instruments, 3) Measuring the circular economy, 4) Sustainable and circular supply chains, 5) Circular cities and regions, 6) Good practices.
It also has cross-cutting groups on: 1) Eco-design and circular business models, 2) Market for recyled goods, and 3) Good practices.
ICESP aims to promote dialogue and awareness raising, so stakeholders are encouraged to contribute good practices, strategies and knowledge. The resulting compilation is available to users.
ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability is a global network of more than 2500 local and regional governments committed to sustainable urban development and is active in 125+ countries. ICLEI Europe supports local governments in implementing the European Green Deal, the overarching EU strategy for climate neutrality, to build more resilient and equitable communities, and focuses onhow local governments can lead the transition to a circular economy.
ICLEI Europe supports and advocates for improved access to funding for local and regional governments to plan and implement sustainable development and so works with organisations such as the European Investment Bank to develop new financing schemes.
Its website has a library of tools and publications.
IEEFC was established in 2014 and aims to promote a community of stakeholders (including public authorities and businesses) committed to the environmental, economic and social transition.
Its focus is the functional economy: encouraging people to buy the use of an item rather than the item itself. This approach limits the amount of resources needed to meet people's needs.
The Institute fosters cooperation between public and private stakeholders. It is active in knowledge sharing and awareness raising, organising workshops and visual aids. It encourages networking and acts as a discussion forum, with a network of clubs in France and two in Brazil.
It also has a library of publications on the functional economy.
The Incubation Forum for Circular Economy in European Defence aims to apply the circularity approach of the EU Green Deal to European defence.
It does this by engaging a cooperative community, including EU defence ministries, industry, institutes, research centres, financial institutions, academia and other bodies at national and international level.
Working groups called "Project Circles" cover the following themes:
Critical Raw Materials
Circular Additive Manufacturing
Circular Materials for Textiles
Sustainable Ecodesign
EMAS Uptake Strategy
Green Procurement
Circular Data
Spare Parts Management.
Based on circular economy principles, IF CEED aims to incubate collaborative projects and their respective consortia.
The Green Production Network of Swabia is organised by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) of the Bavarian part of Swabia (Germany) and KUMAS - Kompetenzzentrum Umwelt e. V. It is open to companies that are members of the CCI.
The network organises discussions and the exchange of experience in the field of energy and the environment, including issues related to the circular economy.
In Limbo is a platform (digital website and physical warehouse) facilitating the reuse of materials within thesocial and cultural sectors and schools in Brussels.
It encourages exchange and mutual aid within these sectors, as well as boosting recycling, reducing landfill costs and enabling organisations with limited resources to obtain reusable materials. Following the principles of circularity and sharing, all partners are invited to give and receive materials for free.
In Limbo is open only to registered partners which must be formal or informal non-profit associations or collectives, specifically social, cultural and artistic organisations, schools and temporary projects in Brussels. However, In Limbo accepts donations from all types of organisations.
INCIEN is Slovakia’s circular economy network, a team of experts who have carried out various projects for businesses, public authorities and the general public.
The network has worked with partners at national and international level. They aim to make the circular economy an effective tool in the fight against climate change, the biodiversity crisis and pollution.
It has a number of priorities:
Helping reduce the amount of waste generated
Proposing and carrying out change
Connecting people and raising awareness
Its work with authorities focuses largely on waste management, whereas it helps businesses adopt circular principles. It also conducts educational activities (Green Circular Academy), and prepares studies.
