Ursula von der Leyen, freshly re-elected President of the European Commission, presented her political guidelines for the next European Commission 2024โ2029 on 18 July. The guidelines call for a more circular and resilient economy.ย
TEXroad is a foundation set up to collect and manage data on textiles as efficiently and effectively as possible. The purpose of this collection is to promote and enable circularity in the textiles industry.
They have set up programmes on Paving the way to 2025 and Circular textile data flow, and published reports describing their activities.
CircEUlar is a four-year European Research and Innovation Action. It began work in September 2022 and seeks to understand the dynamics and levers for transforming society into a net-zero emissions circular economy.
The CircEUlar project team is now organising a workshop where stakeholders will be able to hear about their latest research and contribute to shaping the next phases of work.
The European Sustainable Nutrient Initiative (ESNI) brings together leading experts in the field of nutrient cycling to foster collaboration among European entities engaged in nutrient recycling. The goal is to facilitate the exchange of valuable experiences and identify knowledge gaps to guide future research.ย
ESNI Conference 2024 will focus on nutrient recycling and reuse for more sustainable resource management.
The Mediterranean is facing rising challenges related to environmental degradation, biodiversity loss, pollution, overpopulation and water scarcity. These issues are exacerbated by heatwaves, droughts and coastal vulnerabilities. This means that there is a critical need for an immediate transition to a green, circular economy in the Euro-Mediterranean region.
This report looks at the state of play there, the challenges to be faced and the role of stakeholders. It is intended to help policymakers align decisions and strategies for sustainableย economic development and to provide up-to-date information for funding agencies, businesses, researchers, academics and civil societyย organisations advocating for green and fair policies in the Mediterranean region.
The SYMBA project (Securing Local Supply Chains via the Development of New Methods to Assess the Circularity and Symbiosis of the Bio-based Industrial Ecosystem) will help deliver bio-based solutions with reduced environmental impacts on soil, water and air quality.
The project aims to achieve this by creating an innovative method of industrial symbiosis which can be replicated across the EU, geared to the local/regional bio-based industrial ecosystem. This method will be used to help design zero-waste value chains.
Increasingly, plastic components are being used in vehicles rather than metal ones, as plastic is lighter. The automotive industry is gradually stepping up the percentage of recycled plastic to reduce its environmental impact.
AIMPLAS, the Plastics Technology Centre, is a non-profit research association active in the plastics industry. It has launched the SURFTOP Project to develop the use of recycled plastic in vehicle parts.ย
The Irish Government has just signed a framework agreement for the procurement of around 60 thousand remanufactured laptops, meaning that any public body can purchase some of these laptops through it. It's the first time that an EU Member State has implemented this type of GPP procedure.
The Horizon Europe project Hubs4Circularity Community of Practice is organising a workshop to discuss and reflect on the various funding and financing approaches relevant to the industrial-urban symbiosis community.โฏ
The 6th European Recycling Conference, organised by EuRIC in partnership with Assofermet, will take place on 26 September in Milan, under the heading 'Recycling Today, Resourcing Tomorrow'. This event will also celebrate EuRIC's 10th anniversary: a decade of commitment to circularity and sustainable recycling practices.