Circular.ie is a digital platform and resource hub which is designed to make the circular economy easy to understand and act on. It provides information, advice and training intended to make circularity simple for everyone.
This report addresses the question of whether Flanders, with its limited space, will be able to produce enough biomass in the future to supply the bioeconomy and continue to feed the increasing population.
Four scenarios were used, providing insight into the demand development for biobased raw materials for feed, food, fuel and fibre.
It found that:
An open economy, with international imports/exports of bio-based raw materials, is crucial for a small, densely populated and prosperous region like Flanders.
Long-term collaboration with other regions and countries is a strategic necessity. The energy transition, protein shift and circular transition must be streamlined to run synergistically. This can reduce the pressure on raw bio-materials.
The EU CERC's annual Policy Implementation Award is geared to national, supra- and sub-national or regional public sector organisations in countries eligible for official development assistance support. It rewards organisations which have a central role in driving the implementation of a circular economy policy initiative at national level. Apply now!
This policy brief aims to shed light on the circular economy’s role as a systems approach to delivering the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) and addressing the global biodiversity crisis.
The circular economy does not explicitly feature in the GBF. It is often narrowly associated with waste reduction, particularly in the plastics sector. This risks obscuring the broad potential of circular approaches across sectors to help achieve biodiversity objectives, including through improved resource use, sustainable land management and funding mobilisation.
The brief underscores the circular economy’s potential to transform the whole economic system into one that values, preserves and regenerates nature – a transformation essential to the GBF’s long-term success.
Contribute to the 2025 European Reuse Barometer! The results will highlight progress, inspire new solutions and guide decision makers towards ambitious reuse targets. All reuse businesses are invited to complete the survey.
This webinar will introduce the concept of circular sanitation and will show the benefits of closing nitrogen and phosphorus loops. Using examples from all over Europe, it will present policies and actions that local and regional authorities can implement to make circular sanitation a reality.
This online session is a side event of the European Week of Regions and Cities.
This video prepared by the ECESP Leadership Group on Economic Incentives gives an introduction to economic incentives, their advantages over regulatory obligations and social education and their role in achieving a more sustainable future for all.
Approximately 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced globally each year.
If tender documents require recycled materials, encourage reuse or repurposing of plastic-containing products, and prevent the use of single-use plastics, then public procurement can play a pivotal role in curbing the plastic crisis.
This webinar will present examples of how contracting authorities can limit plastic waste and pollution through procurement decisions.
Hazards Out! is an initiative aiming to raise awareness about the mandatory separate collection of household hazardous waste (HHW) and support local authorities and other relevant stakeholders with establishing effective HHW management strategies.
It is organising a series of webinars on the topic: the third Hazards Out! episode will explore the industrial perspective and the role of Extended Producer Responsibility schemes in the separate collection and treatment of HHW.
The 4th Annual European Tech for Climate Action Conference provides a unique opportunity to explore Europe’s competitive advantage.
Spanning two days and emphasising in-depth discussions and networking, this year’s event will highlight how the EU’s competitiveness plan and sustainability goals can support one another, and ensure that Europe is a place where growth and innovation can flourish.
