REkrabička offers a returnable packaging system designed for restaurants, cafés and canteens. Their sturdy reusable food and drink containers can be used 400 times, replacing 400 single-use items.

Coffee!UP has adopted a unique cascade recycling system for used coffee grounds which is in line with the zero waste concept. In this way, they support the circular economy and thus mitigate the impact on climate change.

Through this system, Coffee!UP obtains high-quality ingredients by gradually removing the valuable parts of coffee grounds. These are then used in the cosmetics industry and serve as an input material for making plastic products.

CirkArena is an R&D centre for the circular economy. Focusing on waste, it aims to help transform the local ecosystem and answer people's questions on the plastics value chain.

IMERO's e-label.eu platform transforms traditional product labelling into a sustainable digital alternative, significantly reducing resource use, waste and environmental impact. Through comprehensive digital product information, it enhances transparency, supports informed consumer decisions and promotes efficient recycling practices.

How many plastic bottles actually enter the recycling process?

Theory is one thing and reality tends to be another. The Czech Ministry of the Environment wanted to find out what really happens to plastic bottles after they are thrown into sorted bins for plastic waste. It commissioned Adastra to carry out a project using IoT technology to track the movement of sorted bottles.

The FOODY EU project promotes entrepreneurial skills and employment of young people, using circular economy principles to combat unemployment. It provides comprehensive information on the management and environmental impacts of food waste, using the food industry and waste management sector to instill in young people the value of resource conservation.

The Czech company KOMA Modular s.r.o. is taking a new approach to construction: it manufactures modular buildings made up of individual prefabricated units. It's an effective method which avoids the whole material-intensive issue of construction and demolition.

Skanska is a leading construction and development company that has made sustainability a crucial part of its operations. With the assistance of Cyrkl, it has taken on the challenge of deconstructing the Merkuria building, revolutionising the industry, saving materials and helping charities in the process.