Did you know that 36% of the total waste generation in the EU comes from construction waste? In order to fully reap the benefits of circular economy a targeted survey has been created online for a study on measuring the application of circular approaches in the construction industry ecosystem for the European Commission.
Did you know that 37.5% of total waste generated in the EU comes from construction and demolition? And that that amount is predicted to increase by 70% compared to current levels by 2050?
A study by Deloitte aims to boost the application and measurement of circular approaches in the construction industry ecosystem across Europe.
Holland Circular Hotspot is proud to announce the first webinar on circular lithium-ion batteries, organised together with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the USA.
Join the event on Monday, 6 March 2023 to discover more about current trends, challenges and developments in this crucial value chain at both market and policy level. With expert speakers from government and business, the webinar will explore opportunities for collaboration between the two countries and engage with a broad audience across the public and private sectors. Don't miss the opportunity to learn more about this hot circular topic!
Smart Circular Economy is an international IEEE workshop focusing on the role of ICT as an enabler for Circular Economy. It brings together scientists, researchers, as well as relevant stakeholders from the industry and local communities to share and exchange their experiences, discuss challenges, and report state-of-the-art and in-progress research lying in the intersection of ICT and Circular Economy.
The University of Cambridge (UK) is running a sector-wide workshop on "Speeding up the Transition to Closed Loop Synthetic Fibre Recycling by 2030". It will help industry experts and policy makers co-create strategic policy solutions on how to speed up the transition away from the use of virgin and non-closed loop sources of synthetics towards a full closed loop textile recycling system across the European Union.
The workshop will be held online from 11:00 to 15:00 (London time) on Tuesday 28 February 2023.
The European Commission, with Studio Feschi&Soci, Green Soluce, Alda and ACCIO, is organising a capacity-building event on the Environmental Footprint methods on Tuesday 28 February 2023 from 10:00 to 14:00 CET in Barcelona, Spain.
This will be a local event held mainly in Spanish, but it will be organised in hybrid format to enable remote participants to join.
On Day 2 of the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Annual Conference (28 February), a Networking Village will showcase a selection of good practices, initiatives and circular business models. Twenty online and ten on-site exhibitors will bring their work to an audience of around 500 participants. A unique opportunity to pitch projects and matchmaking opportunities. Interested?
Circular economy take-up by companies in the textiles and apparel sector has increased significantly in recent years, but we know relatively little about how current circular business models affect workers and communities.
In this session on 14 February, Utrecht University's Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Smart Green Industry and Conserve India will explore the outcomes of their most recent social impact study on the apparel value chain.
The tExtended European project has come up with an innovative approach to recycling textile waste by developing a knowledge-based masterplan for optimised recycling of discarded textiles. The research combines recycling, waste-valorisation and data technologies to maximise the impact.
Twenty organisations from 10 countries have collaborated to create economically feasible and sustainable solutions for reducing waste in the textiles industry.
The World Circular Economy Forum 2023 will be held in Helsinki from 30 May to 2 June 2023. This global collaboration forum is co-organised by Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra and Nordic Innovation, with international partners. It will attract more than 2 000 leading circular economy players in the world to Finland to find circular solutions that can help our economies fit within the boundaries of nature. Part of the programme will also be accessible online.
