The REFLOW project ran from 2019 to 2022, and received funding under EU H2020. It sought to understand and transform urban material flows, and to co-create and test regenerative solutions at business, governance and individual levels to create a resilient circular economy.

The project created new circular models and practices and devised indicators for assessing ongoing performance and impact assessment from a social, environmental and economic standpoint in six pilot cities: Amsterdam, Berlin, Cluj-Napoca, Milan, Paris and Vejle. It assessed their social, environmental and economic impact, by enabling active public involvement and systemic change with a view to rethinking the current approach to material flows in cities. 
 

Projects in six pilot cities:

Amsterdam: Textile (Life)cycling - Rethinking the lifecycle of textiles

Berlin: Wastewater Heat - Harnessing renewable energy in the form of waste-heat, reusing water from the built environment

Milan: Food Market 4.0 - Supporting the transition to a circular food system by adapting traditional food marketplaces

Paris: Fair Tracker - Building a circular economy approach for temporary constructions and the event industry through advanced technological solutions

Velje: Circular Plastics - Designing sustainable solutions to reduce, reuse and recycle plastic

Cluj-Napoca: PLEnergy - Developing a platform to support urban energy monitoring and the co-creation of the city’s energy transition