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Leuven Circulair

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https://roadmap.leuven2030.be/leuven-circulair

Leuven Circulair - a detailed programme for circularity, in the context of Leuven 2030 Roadmap

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Stad Leuven
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03/2020
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Belgium

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Jessie Vancouwenberghe
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The city of Leuven, in Flanders, aims to play a leading role in initiating systemic change in cities and society at large.

The Roadmap 2025 · 2035 · 2050, drawn up by Leuven 2030 and numerous experts, serves as a guide to achieving the goal of a climate-neutral city by 2050. In September 2019 a professional team of programme managers started on no less than 13 specific programmes, which will transform this unique plan into concrete actions and impact on the field.

Leuven Circulair finds its place in specific programme #09, outlining key actions for circularity in the city with a strong focus on social, repair, refurbishment, knowledge and expertise from the University of Leuven and local fablabs.

The Netherlands Institute for Circular Construction

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Nederlands Instituut voor Circulair Bouwen
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Ron van Wijk
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The Netherlands Institute for Circular Construction (Nederlands Instituut voor Circulair Bouwen):

  • develops national and international research and innovation projects;
  • provides various types of knowledge transfer in these research and innovation projects;
  • increases the visibility of innovation and icon projects and
  • supports project and construction teams with technical, contractual and financial aspects of a circular construction process.

Its key areas are modular construction, high-quality recycling, circular business models and circular contracting.

https://restado.de

restado - Marketplace for the reuse of ronstruction material

restado - reuse of construction material
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restado.de

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Austria, Germany, Switzerland

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restado.de is a marketplace matching construction materials coming from demolition or oversupply with the demand in new construction projects.

http://ekolive.eu

ekolive - a new approach to creating local sources of metals and minerals

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ekolive s.r.o.

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Slovak Republic

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ekolive provides a new innovative eco-/biological method of zero-waste mining and processing of local primary and secondary raw materials, aimed at creating local resources of metals and minerals.

CircleAid.be: a network of experts and mentors to help you kick-start your circular initiative

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Belgium

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CircleAid
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Cities and entrepreneurs are expected to be full of inspiring and sustainable ideas but they often have a lot of questions before they can implement those ideas. How do you set up a product-as-a-service business model? How do I protect my logo? How can you support cititzens initiatives? How can the financiers be involved...

To get an answer to all these and other questions, you can ask experts at CircleAid.be They have all their specific experience with circular economy: in business models, procurement, governance, financing...

These experts are mentors who can guide you through your circular questions. Consultants who want to become part of this database can apply if they have experience or knowledge in Circular Economy.

For the moment this platform is only available in Dutch.

Promoting a Just Transition to an Inclusive Circular Economy

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https://www.chathamhouse.org/publication/promoting-just-transition-inclusive-cir...

Chatham House report: Promoting a Just Transition to an Inclusive Circular Economy

Just Transition

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Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs
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Patrick Schröder
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04/2020
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United Kingdom

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Today, only 8.6% of the resources and materials in the global economy are reused or recycled.
A crucial transition to a circular economy is required to reach the environmental goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and to achieve countries’ climate targets as set out in the 2015 Paris Agreement.

In this context, it is essential to ensure that the transition to a resource-efficient and circular economic model also delivers on social objectives.

This paper introduces the relevance of the circular economy in the international development SDG context. It also explores how a just transition approach can be successfully applied in the circular economy context.

https://excessmaterialsexchange.com/

From waste to wealth: a digital matching platform finds new high-value reuse options for your materials or (waste) products

circular economy waste management
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Excess Materials Exchange

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Netherlands

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Excess Materials Exchange (EME) is a young and innovative technology company whose digital matching platform aims to find new high-value reuse options for materials or (waste) products for companies.

Joint statement by CG members of the ECESP
3 Apr 2020
ECESP Coordination Group shares its views on the new CEAP

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Following the publication of the new Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP) by the European Commission in early March, the members of the Coordination Group of the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform have issued a joint statement on the CEAP, while also reflecting on the coronavirus pandemic ravaging the world.

Recycling of broken Si based structures and solar cells

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https://www.eupvsec-proceedings.com/proceedings?paper=38826

Recycling broken solar cells into new silicon feedstock

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SINTEF
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Syvertsen, Martin, Ryningen, Birgit, Sabatino, Marisa Di, Palitzsch, Wolfram, Moller, HJ, Audoin, Claire, Serasset, Marion, Pelletier, David, Rakotoniania, Jean Patrice, Dieguez, Joaquim, Souto, Alejandro, Denafas, Julius, Petreniene, Lina, Pranaitis, Mindaugas, Cyras, Valirus, Zulobas, Rytis, Ulyashin, Alexander
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06/2017
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Other (Norway)

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Alexander Ulyashin
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The project Recycling of broken Si based structures and solar cells is part of CABRISS, a European collaboration aimed to develop a circular economy mainly for the photovoltaic (PV), but also for other industries such as electronics or metallurgy.

The paper presents some tests in which broken solar cell structures coming from an early stage in the PV production process chain as well as broken finished solar cells have been recycled into new silicon (Si) feedstock through demetallisation, purification and directional solidification.

The paper explores two different routes to remove diffusion layers and anti-reflection coating (ARC) on broken cells. It also presents the characteristics of ingots produced with the Si-feedstock from the two routes by directional solidification.

https://biorecover.eu

Biorecover Project: biotechnology for selective extraction of critical raw materials

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CETIM Technological Center

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The overall objective of BIORECOVER is the research and development of a new sustainable and safe process, essentially based on biotechnology, for selective extraction of a wide range of critical raw materials (CRMs) such as Rare Earths, Magnesium or Platinum Group Metals.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Clothing-Store/Parapluiestandupcycling-1...

One-woman's initiative in Belgium transforms broken umbrellas into raincapes and bags

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Parapluiestandupcycling

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Our industries and our current way of life make us produce more and more in an "ephemeral" way. We throw away big amounts of raw materials that we could easily reuse and launch back in the circular economy.

Parapluiestandupcycling decided to retrieve the fabric of broken umbrellas and to create a utility garment out of it.

2020 Report on the circular economy in Italy

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https://circulareconomynetwork.it/rapporto-economia-circolare-2020/

2020 Report on the circular economy in Italy, with a focus on the bioeconomy

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Circular Economy Network
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Circular Economy Network (CEN) in collaboration with ENEA and Fondazione Sviluppo Sostenibile
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03/2020
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Italy

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Laura Cutaia
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Camille Aneris
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The 2020 Report on the Circular Economy in Italy, developed by CEN (Circular Economy Network) in collaboration with ENEA (Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development) and Fondazione Sviluppo Sostenibile, analyses the state of play of the circular economy in Italy with, this year, a particular focus on the bioeconomy.

The report was presented during the 2nd National Conference on the Circular Economy livestreamed on 19 Marchfrom Rome. It was introduced by Edo Ronchi, President of CEN, and Roberto Morabito, Director of the Department for Sustainability, ENEA, and President of the Italian Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform (ICESP).

For a slide presentation of the report, click on the speakers Ronchi and Morabito.

http://www.platirus.eu

PLATIRUS project - meeting the PGM (Platinum Group Metals) supply gap by recovering materials from secondary resources

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Fundacion Technalia Research & Innovation

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Spain

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The PLATIRUS project seeks to address the European shortage of Platinum Group Metals (PGMs) by recovering PGMs from alternative secondary resources. It has the potential to offer a substitute for a large proportion of these critical raw materials which are becoming ever more scarce.

Circular Materials Conference
18 Mar 2020 to 20 Mar 2020
Circular Materials Conference

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Gothenborg
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Sweden

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Nordic Publishing

On 17 and 18 March 2020 the Circular Materials Conference invites you to reimagine materials with the help of emerging technologies and novel collaborations to create a circular future together.

https://circulareconomy.europa.eu/platform/en/ETV4INNOVATION

ETV4Innovation for Environmental technology verification

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Environmental Technology Verification (ETV)

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Ireland

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ETV4INNOVATION is a two-and-a-half-year long European Commission funded vocational education and training Strategic Partnership project under Erasmus+ programme. It has been designed with the aim to support the development and the implementation of an innovative practice and a new training path in the field of Environmental Technology Verification (ETV).

https://www.vlaanderen-circulair.be/en/retrospect

Overview Circular Flanders: a 2017-2019 retrospective

Circular Flanders
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Circular Flanders
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03/2020
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Belgium

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Veerle Labeeuw
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This retrospective report is a review of the plans set out by Circular Flanders in the Kick-off Statement.

The most important finding? A good deal more was accomplished than initially anticipated. For example, the opportunity to launch three Open Calls, permitting the funding of over 130 innovative circular economy projects. The Green Deal on Circular Construction was also an unprecedented opportunity, as was the complementary reinforcement of the OVAM team of experts in ecodesign and area-specific operations, allowing the scope to expand.

This retrospective report is an interactive PDF. External links to downloads or online resources have been embedded on each project page for easy accessibility.

Conferenza Nazionale sull’Economia Circolare EDIZIONE 2020
19 Mar 2020
2nd National Conference on the Circular Economy: 2020 Report on the circular economy in Italy

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Circular Economy Network

The national conference on the Circular Economy is scheduled for March 19 in Rome and will be livestreamed. Developed in collaboration with ENEA, it will show the 2020 Report on the circular economy in Italy with a focus on the regenerative bioeconomy.

The live streaming of the Conference is available here.

https://www.lifediana.eu/

LIFE DIANA - turning Petroleum Refinery Sludge into soil with added value

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MOTOR-OIL HELLAS

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Greece

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The overall objective of the project is the "smart" exploitation of Petroleum Refinery Sludges (PRS) produced by the Refinery of Motor Oil Hellas in Corinth (Greece).

http://www.re4.eu

RE4 project: designing solutions for circular buildings, integrating recycled materials from construction and demolition waste

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CETMA - Centro di Ricerche Europeo di Tecnologie Design e Materiali

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The EU-funded RE4 project has developed prefabricated energy-efficient building concepts containing up to 85 % of recycled materials and reused structures from construction and demolition waste (DMW).

Citeo oeuvre pour réduire l'impact environnemental des emballages

Citeo

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France

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Citeo
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Axel Darut
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Clients emballages
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Citeo
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Citeo est engagée pour un monde plus durable et oeuvre pour réduire l’impact environnemental des emballages ménagers et des papiers, en les transformant en nouvelles ressources.

Depuis 25 ans, les entreprises ont investi 10 milliards d’euros pour collecter, trier, recycler les emballages et les papiers. Cet engagement a permis de déployer la collecte sélective partout en France, de faire du tri le 1er geste citoyen des Français et de créer des filières de recyclage, en partenariat avec les collectivités locales, les filières matériaux et les opérateurs.

Citeo contribue à une mission d’intérêt général : ancrer la consommation durable, l’éco-conception et le recyclage dans les habitudes des entreprises et des citoyens de métropole et des Outre-mer.

 

Recycled post-consumer textiles - an industry perspective

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http://bit.ly/3cpkeh3

Recycled post-consumer textiles - an industry perspective

Recycled post-consumer textiles

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Interreg NWE Fibersort project
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Circle Economy
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02/2020
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EU

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Hilde van Duijn
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Europe is facing a growing mountain of used textiles. In North-West Europe 4700 kilotonnes of post-consumer textile waste are generated annually. Still, less than 1% of textiles produced are currently recycled into new ones, and around 50% are downcycled, incinerated or landfilled.

Automated sorting technologies could enable the industry to turn non-rewearable textiles into valuable feedstock for high-value recycling. Fibersort, a Near Infrared based technology, is able to categorise textiles according to their fibre composition, structure and colour.

At the end of each chapter of the report, recommendations are formulated for recyclers, manufacturers and brands to address the socio-cultural, physical and economic barriers for uptake of sorted textiles.

restado - Circular Economy in the Construction Sector

restado.de - Circular Economy in the Construction Sector

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restado - Circular Economy in the Construction Sector
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Dominik Campanella
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restado is a platform that offers a circular economy approach to construction by promoting the reuse of reclaimed construction materials.

It provides support and knowledge on how to reclaim and reuse the materials, and offers a marketplace to trade them.

https://www.acrplus.org/en/activities/publications/technical-reports/2287-sustai...

Sustainable construction guidelines for public authorities – A circular economy perspective

ACR+ report - Sustainable construction guidelines for public authorities – A circular economy perspective

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Sustainable construction guidelines for public authorities – A circular economy perspective
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ACR+ Association of Cities and Regions for sustainable Resource management
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12/2019
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EU

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Paolo Marengo
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Philippe Micheaux Naudet
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Sustainable construction guidelines for public authorities – A circular economy perspective aims to help public authorities navigate through the topic of sustainable construction, understand what it means and determine how to encourage it.

The guidelines are especially targeted at local and regional authorities, as they play a crucial role in the whole construction life cycle not only by stimulating innovation and cooperation between all actors but also because they work at a level close to citizens.

Unlike most of the literature on the topic, these guidelines focus on circularity and material resource efficiency, rather than covering only energy efficiency extensively. Moreover, the report goes beyond waste to integrate the whole value chain of the construction sector.

Circular economy: how to measure when we have no measure?
03 Mar 2020
Circular economy: how to measure when we have no measure?
Circular economy: how to measure when we have no measure?

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Internet
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EMOS - European Master in Official Statistics

This webinar will outline a framework to classify indicators according to the measurement characteristics of the circular economy, but also provide an alternative pathway to monitor the circular economy.

https://govtech.gov.pt/projects/222

Laundry by RacionaLUSO

Local water recovery and reuse, Individual treatment of reuse water, EAS Projectos, Water reuse and energy recovery
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EAS Projectos
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RacionaLUSO offers a compact system that meets the recently-introduced Portuguese quality legislation for water reuse. With the availability of just 2m2, the system can treat 15m3 of water per day with a recovery efficiency of 80 % of water and 45.6 % of energy (thermal).

Benelux Builds Circular Event
12 Mar 2020
Benelux Builds Circular
Benelux Builds Circular

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Embassy of the Netherlands to Belgium, Benelux Union, Ambassade du Luxembourg à Bruxelles

A seminar where actors in the building and construction sector, policy-makers, academics and others can explore possibilities to accelerate the circular transition in the building and construction sector.

Chambers for a Circular Economy

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http://www.eurochambres.eu/Content/Default.asp?PageID=1&DocID=8402

Chambers for a Circular Economy - Actions to Support SMEs' Transition to a Circular Economy

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EUROCHAMBRES
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Valerio Burlizzi, Clemens Rosenmayr
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02/2020
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Belgium

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Valerio Burlizzi
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Clemens Rosenmayr
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"Chambers for a Circular Economy - Actions to Support SMEs' Transition to a Circular Economy" aims to offer a clear overview of the wide range of initiatives led or co-managed by Chambers in the field of the Circular Economy, with the intention not only to inform and share innovative actions, but also to spur and motivate synergies, triggering collaborations and the creation of new business models. The aim of each and every of these projects is to enable businesses to evolve from a linear to a circular mode of production and consumption.

This publication presents a total of 32 projects initiated or co-led by Chambers in 13 countries, and categorized under 5 main topics:

  • certification,
  • circular skills,
  • cooperation,
  • reuse & recycle and
  • waste prevention.
http://www.designzerodechet.fr/

Concours Design Zéro Déchet

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Syctom

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Le concours Design Zéro Déchet invite depuis 2012 les étudiants et jeunes diplômés en design, sciences de l’environnement, ingénierie et arts appliqués à réfléchir sur le sujet de l’écoconception et de la prévention des déchets à travers l’élaboration de biens ou services innovants et durables.

Incentivising new circular economy business models in the context of the European Green Deal
19 Mar 2020
Incentivising new circular economy business models in the context of the European Green Deal

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CEPS

Drawing on the results of CIRC4Life, the event aims to present examples of circular business models, discuss barriers and enablers, as well as how to incentivise consumers to engage with circular practices. It will also discuss the new Circular Economy Action Plan by the European Commission.

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