AIMPLAS has developed a device which demonstrates how the Digital Product Passport for plastic products will work. This tool provides essential information about the traceability, materials, recycling and carbon footprint of products.
Leire Sanchez-Duenas; Cristina Monteserin; Estibaliz Gómez; Miren Blanco; Mikel Larrañaga; Estibaliz Aranzabe; Miryam Criado-Gonzalez; Rajat Rai; José Luis Vilas-Vilela
The rise in demand for electronics and programmed obsolescence have increased electronic waste. New sustainable and/or recyclable electronic devices need to be developed.
Devices could be made sustainable by using biobased materials and avoiding those which harm the environment. These materials could be used to develop specific devices, such as resistive temperature sensors attached to flexible materials. The variation in the resistance of the sensor depends on the material of which they are made. In this work, resistive temperature sensors are screen printed using four different pastes: a silver-based commercial paste and three carbon-based pastes. The sensors are printed onto glass fibre substrate to ensure flexibility and infused with a resin to produce a composite.
CircuLaw is an open-source knowledge platform that helps policymakers, project leaders and purchasers effectively utilise existing laws and regulations to accelerate the transition to a circular economy.
The Arctic Circular Economy Summit (ACES) aims to be the most memorable circular transition event in the Arctic. Come and meet experts interested in practical solutions enabling the circular economy in remote areas!
This conference will present papers by young scientists, PhD students, students and scientific groups on new technological and IT solutions and innovative products and materials supporting sustainable (including circular) and competitive development.
Representatives of science, industry and start-ups will also promote implemented projects, innovative product solutions and innovations in the business process.
EUIndTech2025 will bring together stakeholders from research organisations, industry, industry associations, NGOs and policy makers to discuss state-of-the-art technologies, technological challenges and future trends in the field of industrial technologies.
It will focus on presenting solutions and best practices while developing written recommendations for new EU policies in four key areas: technology, materials, science and business, community in action.
The European Training Foundation has launched the fifth Green Skills Award, an annual competition designed to provide ideas and inspiration for policy makers and practitioners on how things can be done when it comes to green skills deployment and promoting sustainability.
Shifting mindsets is just as crucial as setting criteria when it comes to circular procurement. How can we move beyond compliance-driven approaches and embed circular thinking into procurement strategies? This #EUCircularTalks event hosted by the ECESP Leadership Group on Circular Procurement and EU Competitiveness explored these topics.
Smart Circular Economy is an international workshop focusing on the role of ICT as an enabler for the circular economy. It brings together scientists, researchers and stakeholders from industry and local communities to discuss challenges and research at the intersection of ICT and the circular economy.
The Green Growth project aimed to address the challenges of integrating the circular economy into the European construction sector through comprehensive training and capacity building for trainers.
Co-funded by the European Union's Erasmus+ programme, the project ran from 2020 to 2023. The project developed several key resources to embed circular economy principles into Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET).
