The SUSTRACK Toolkit was developed under the Horizon Europe project SUSTRACK.
It provides practical tools, policy briefs, case studies and guidance to help policymakers, businesses and researchers accelerate the transition to a circular and sustainable bio-based economy.
The circular economy is increasingly recognised as a pathway to long-term economic resilience and prosperity.
However, its application to date has focused primarily on finite, technical materials, overlooking bio-based materials. This gap limits the ability of the circular economy to deliver system-wide impact.
This paper intends to shed new light on the application of the circular economy framework to bio-based materials.
It finds that better alignment of policy agendas on circular economy and bio-based materials could deliver wide-ranging socioeconomic and environmental benefits. Many countries could see this as a key opportunity in the development of bio-based sectors within global value chains. It could also help to distribute value more fairly across all actors involved.
The European Commission is looking for input on the role and functioning of the Treaty-based Horizon Europe European Partnerships and Joint Undertakings.
Do you have experience of these initiatives and views on how they are organised? Then tell the Commission by 14 July!
Most bio-based materials are still produced, used and discarded within largely linear systems. A circular economy approach offers a different path: one that supports regenerative sourcing, keeps materials in use for longer, gives value to by-products and residues, and enables business models that generate value without relying on the continuous extraction of virgin resources.
This EU Circular Talk will build on the findings of the new report by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. Panellists will discuss the key principles and recommendations for embedding circularity in the production and use of bio-based materials, and explore how these insights can inform the implementation of the EU Bioeconomy Strategy.
The Global Bioeconomy Summit 2026 will bring together leaders from policy, science, industry and civil society to explore how the bioeconomy can be scaled as a force for change.
It will highlight how bio-based solutions address pressing global crises, from food and energy security to health, biodiversity loss and climate resilience.
Rice Tab is a technical board developed from rice husks, an agricultural byproduct widely available in Europe.
Designed for applications in architecture, interior design and furniture, it transforms what was once considered waste into a high-performance material with a new functional life in the built environment.
On 10 June, the European Commission presented three new initiatives to boost EU's bioeconomy sector.
This launch includes
the Bio-based Europe Alliance (BEA) to support market scale-up,
the Bioeconomy Investment Deployment Group (BIDG) to improve access to finance,
and the Expert Group on Bioeconomy to support implementation by Member States.
As part of the launch comes a call to join the Bio-based Europe Alliance, to support European companies in reaching marketability for their bio-based products. Apply by31 July!
Circular Week is an international series of events and initiatives dedicated to the circular economy and sustainable development, with events organised in Aachen, Wuppertal, Warsaw and partner cities across Poland.
This year, it will be organised for the first time as a joint German–Polish initiative, strengthening international cooperation and knowledge exchange.
The European Sustainable Phosphorus Platform has launched aJoint Call asking that the Circular Economy Act address nutrients and material of biological origin.
If you feel that these materials should be included in the CEA, contact the ESPP before 10 June to support their call!
This EU Green Week Partner Event will present the innovative ECOFFEE circular model.
Discover how coffee grounds are transformed into high-value agricultural resources like natural biocides and animal feed, effectively bridging urban circularity with sustainable rural development.
