Thank you! What a successful conference! Hundreds of you followed our conference. Given the exceptional circumstances, the conference adopted an online format.
Rendez-vous in 2021!

This event on 28 and 29 April will bring together international experts from industry, research and politics to discuss the latest developments in the use and utilisation of CO₂.

They're calling for applications for the Best CO₂ Utilisation 2026 innovation award (deadline: 6 February) and posters (deadline: 20 March)!

Companies manufacturing materials, films, sheets, preforms, packaging, packaging machinery, recycling systems and packaging solutions that contribute to the development of the sector through sustainable innovations are invited to submit their applications for the MP2026 Awards. Deadline: 13 February!

The Circular City Centre - C3 runs a Circular City Advisory programme and a Circular Project Advisory programme to support cities at various stages of their circular transition. They have just launched a new call for applications (deadline: 6 March). Online Q&A sessions will take place 28 January and 25 February. 

A new EU-funded project has been launched to develop a deposit-return system for used textiles across Europe. Known as TexMat, the initiative will reward consumers for returning reusable and recyclable items, while notifying producers when discarded textiles require waste management.

Every year, the Valencian agricultural sector generates around 800 000 tons of plant waste, such as rice straw and citrus pruning waste. Unfortunately, the methods used to recover this biomass are costly. The EU-funded BIOVALSA project aims to develop innovative processes for manufacturing sustainable bioplastics from these waste streams.

CE-PRINCE (Central Europe Green PRocurement and Innovation Network for Circular Economy) is an Interreg Central Europe project. It aims to standardise circular procurement approaches across central European countries and industries.

On 3 December, the European Commission adopted the RESourceEU Action Plan to accelerate and amplify its efforts to secure the EU's supply of critical raw materials. The plan aims to reduce strategic dependencies and contains a number of measures relevant to the circular economy. 

A number of ECESP Coordination Group members have published their contributions to the call for evidence on the Circular Economy Act. The Group covers a wide spectrum of interests, and this necessarily influences their views on what should be included in the CEA and just how the Act should drive on the circular economy. Have a look!

On 27 November, the European Commission adopted a bold new Strategic Framework for a Competitive and Sustainable EU Bioeconomy Strategy. By using renewable biological resources from land and sea and providing alternatives to critical raw materials, the EU aims to move forward towards a more circular and decarbonised economy and decrease dependence on fossil imports.