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Monitoring Framework for the Circular Economy

ACR+ contributes to the development of sub-national circular economy monitoring and evalution frameworks

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02/09/2019
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EU
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Brussels

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ACR+ has made substantial contributions to developing monitoring systems with corresponding indicator sets for urban and regional authorities wanting to accelerate their circular transition. Among others, ACR+ has continued its Circular Europe Network projects within the Urban Agenda Partnership on Circular Economy, while also contributing to the CIRCTER final report on sub-national circular economy monitoring.

https://www.reweee.gr/en

ReWeee: Reducing Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment in Greece

Reweee project
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Appliances Recycling SA

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Greece

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The ReWeee Project aims to prevent the creation of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and to demonstrate that WEEE can be efficiently sorted and re-used.

http://www.green-group.ro/en/

Transforming waste into resources

Green Group: Resource the Waste
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Green Group Holding

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Romania

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Green Group Holding: integrated waste management solutions for six main waste streams associated with households and SMEs (WEEE, plastics, PET, glass, lighting bulbs, cardboard) are now available in Romania as a pioneer development for South Eastern Europe via a private investment starting back in 2012.

Thanks to a public-private partnerhip, a nationwide network of over 200 mobile and fixed collection points in 36 Romanian counties has already been implemented.

http://www.rediscoverycentre.ie

Ballymun's boiler house is now a 3D textbook on reuse

Rediscovery Centre
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Rediscovery Centre

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Ireland

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When Dublin's Ballymun suburb was scheduled for regeneration, a local environmental project redeveloped the neighbourhood's heating plant into a 3D textbook on repair, reuse and refurbish. The Rediscovery Centre, housed in the old boiler house, is now a cutting-edge creative space connecting people, resources and ideas that includes four social enterprises.

Waste Selective Collection: a crucial factor in the Circular Economy

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29/05/2018
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Portugal
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Porto

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Examining the role of selective waste collection in a CE by focusing on two different waste streams (plastics and bio-waste) while also granting consideration to the future of highly selective collection streams.

Towards a circular economy and sustainable tourism on islands

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11/04/2018
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Belgium
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Brussels

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Panel discussions around tools and methodologies to assess the impact of marine litter and to address the issue of circular economy and sustainable tourism in islands.

The impact of the Circular Economy on the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods industry: a study

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26/09/2018
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Other (EU)
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Brussels

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Study on Identifying the Impact of the Circular Economy on the FMCG industry: Opportunities and Challenges for Labour Market, Supply Chains and Consumer Behaviour

2nd meeting of the Coordination Group of the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform

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18/10/2018 to 19/10/2018
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Belgium
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Brussels

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The second meeting of the ECESP Coordination Group was held on 18 and 19 October 2018 in Brussels to discuss the platform's activities, define objectives for the coming year and reflect on its overall implementation.

Aiming at a Circular City Portal: a one-stop shop for cities transitioning to circular economy

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11/10/2018
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Belgium
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Brussels

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In the framework of the Urban Agenda Partnership on Circular Economy, ACR+ co-organised a workshop with its member OVAM, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Council of European Municipalities and Regions and Eurocities.

https://www.tarkett.com/en/content/restart

Beyond simple recycling with Tarkett ReStart program

Circular economy at Tarkett's
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Tarkett

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EU, Luxembourg, Other (World)

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Tarkett, a world-wide leader of innovative flooring and sports surface solutions, has introduced a take-back Restart® program in Europe and North America to collect flooring, which then is sorted and selected as a source of quality raw materials to be used in Tarkett's own production process.

https://www.wiltz.lu

Wiltz - a Circular Economy Hotspot in the heart of Ardennes

Wiltz, capitale des Ardennes
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Wiltz Municipality

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Luxembourg

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In October 2015 the Luxembourg government named the municipality of Wiltz a Circular Economy Hotspot.  In February 2018 Wiltz renewed its political commitment with a Circular Economy Charter signed by its municipal council, by which it committed itself to mainstreaming circular economy in its future project and activities in order to improve its global footprint on the Ardennes region and to take on its responsibilities towards future generations of citizens.

https://www.sdk.lu/index.php/en/

SuperDrecksKëscht® for a sound treatment of available raw material and energy sources

SuperDrecksKescht® logo
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SuperDrecksKescht

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Luxembourg

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SuperDrecksKëscht® promotes the creation of an environment-friendly society that protects its energy and resources, as part of the Luxembourg waste management strategy.

http://www.ecotrel.lu/en/index.html

Luxembourg at the forefront of WEEE processing in Europe

Management of WEEE
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Ecotrel Asbl

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Luxembourg

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Ecotrel is the waste electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) recycling association for all of Luxembourg which has recently launched a "circularity and solidarity cluster" of business and social enterprises. These take back WEEE in order to re-use, disassemble or recycle it, and also to delete the personal data still stored in electronic waste.

http://www.pacteclimat.lu/fr

Luxembourg's Climate Pact now also mainstreams circular economy in local policy

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Ministry of Sustainable Development and Infrastructure

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Luxembourg

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The Climate Pact, which was set up by Luxembourg's Ministry of Sustainable Development and Infrastructure in order to enable municipalities wishing to actively tackle climate change to request State support by signing an engagement charter, now includes measures on circular economy.

Circular Fashion Policy Lab

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01/05/2018
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Belgium
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Brussels

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On the 24th of May, C&A Foundation, together with Ecopreneur.EU hosted a Circular Fashion Policy Lab in Brussels at the European Economic and Social Committee in context of the Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform. The purpose of the event was to bring together representatives from across the fashion industry to discuss what key policy measures could make a meaningful impact to boost the transition to a new green economy.

http://www.interface.com/EU/en-GB/campaign/negative-to-positive/proof-positive-e...

ProofPositive Tile: Creating a climate fit for life

The new Interface Proof Positive carpet tile prototype stores 2kg CO2 per square metre, compared to an average Interface carpet tile, which emits 7kg of CO2 per sq metre
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Interface Europe

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Netherlands

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Every day plants pull carbon out of the atmosphere through photosynthesis but release it when they decompose. Interface has taken specifically selected plant-derived carbon and converted it into a durable material that stores that carbon for at least a generation. The carbon is stored in the materials that make up the Proof Positive tile.

 

https://www.surfrider.eu/en/a-best-practices-guide-to-ban-single-use-plastic-bag...

Banning Single-Use Plastic Bags: Good practices Guide for Local Authorities

Surfrider Foundation Europoe's Guide of Good Practices aims at showcasing those local authorities who
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Surfrider Foundation Europe

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France

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8 billion plastic bags end up in the environment in Europe every year. They have dramatic impacts on the environment, and especially on marine ecosystems, killing every year thousands of marine animals, and affecting no less than 260 different species.

http://circulareconomy.fooddrinkeurope.eu/

Ingredients for a Circular Economy

Ingredients for a Circular Economy
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FoodDrinkEurope
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Food and drink manufacturers work continuously to preserve the value of resources that go into producing food and drink products during the manufacturing process. The website Ingredients for a circular economy presents through concrete examples what manufacturers do to move towards a more circular economy: for instance, through preventing food waste and striving to preserve the value of resources such as water, energy and materials.

http://www.ihobe.eus/Publicaciones/Ficha.aspx?IdMenu=97801056-cd1f-4503-bafa-f54...

The Basque Ecodesign Hub: Training on Circular Economy

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Basque Ecodesign Hub

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Spain

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The Basque Ecodesign HUB is the centre of training activities on Ecodesign and Circular Economy in the Basque Country, resulting from the collaboration of the Basque Government, through Ihobe, with Novia Salcedo Foundation and a number of other Basque socio-economic actors.

https://www.cgd.pt/English/Institutional/Sustainability/Environment/Pages/Recycl...

From expired bank cards to urban furniture

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Caixa Geral de Depósitos, SA

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Portugal

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Caixa identified the development of a recycling circuit for expired or damaged cards as an opportunity for improvement: bank cards (expired or at the end of their service lives) and non-bank cards (for example, loyalty cards made of plastic) are valued through plastic recycling..

https://www.attero.nl/en/our-waste-management/your-packaging-materials-are-conve...

Attero InfiniteFilm: high-end post-consumer film recycling

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Attero B.V.

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Netherlands

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24 Kton annualy will be converted into LDPE re-granulate in the new recycling factory Attero is building in Wijster. Contaminated film is cleaned and turned into a high quality and odorless re-granulate.

http://www.remadeinitaly.it/

ReMade in Italy: how to measure the circularity in a product

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ReMade in Italy

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Italy

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ReMade in Italy® is the first certification scheme accredited in Italy to verify the content of recycled materials in a product.

http://rusz.at/

Social Innovation Repair - Giving a second life to electrical and electronic appliances, the R.U.S.Z case

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Reparatur- und Service-Zentrum R.U.S.Z / Repair and Service Centre R.U.S.Z

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Austria

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Following the business model of a sustainable repair shop, R.U.S.Z is a social business which started back in 1998, as a work integration social enterprise for long-term unemployed persons.

http://www.economiacircolare.com/

Stories of Circular Economy: an Italian Atlas and a competition.

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ECODOM - Italian Household Appliance Recovery and Recycling Consortium

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Italy

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Stories of Circular Economy combines the first online Atlas gathering circular economy experiences in Italy with an annual competition.

 

https://www.bancoalimentare.it/en

88 000 tons of safe and quality food redistributed to 8 035 charitable organizations in 2017

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Fondazione Banco Alimentare Onlus

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Italy

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With the help of a network of 21 Food Banks across the country, FBAO recovers surplus food and redistributes it to charitable organizations which assist people in need.