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The EU Ecolabel for hard covering products

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https://ec.europa.eu/environment/ecolabel/documents/EU%20Ecolabel%20Hard%20cover...

The EU Ecolabel for hard covering products

EU Ecolabel

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European Commission - Environment
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European Commission
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03/2021
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EU

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The EU Ecolabel is the official European Union label for environmental excellence.

It is awarded to sustainably-designed products, thereby encouraging innovation, and contributing to the EU’s goal of climate neutrality by 2050 and to the circular economy.

Industry can use the EU Ecolabel to offer consumers an eco-friendly alternative to conventional products and help them lower their daily environmental impact.

Ambitious criteria have been set, focusing on the main environmental impacts generated over the lifecycle of these products. This ensures that EU Ecolabel hard covering products are among the best on the market in terms of environmental performance.

Access the full list of EU Ecolabel criteria for hard coverings products here.

 

https://atelierlucileviaud.com/eshop/les-pieces/

Ostraco: from discarded oyster shells to beautiful glass

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Ostraco

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France

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In France, the designer Lucile Viaud found her way to contribute to organic recycling. More precisely, to recycling of seafood waste. Her work is focused on transforming oyster shells into glass.

IALD Position Paper on Circular Economy

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IALD Position Paper on Circular Economy: good lighting doesn't just happen... it's designed

IALD

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IALD
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The International Association of Lighting Designers
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09/2020
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Belgium

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Following the publication of the Circular Economy Action Plan in March 2020, the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) recently released a position paper to help ensure that any future regulations reflect the needs and aspirations of the lighting design profession.

The paper also addresses the impact of changes in the value chains of the lighting sector as a result of embracing circular economy - be it by creating second-hand markets or by adopting lighting as a service business model.

In its conclusion, the paper describes how lighting manufacturers, designers, contractors and clients could work together to ensure that the benefits of the circular economy can be achieved.

http://www.closetheglassloop.eu

Close the Glass Loop: a multi-stakeholder partnership to collect more, better quality glass

Close the Glass Loop
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Close the Glass Loop

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Belgium

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Close the Glass Loop wants to achieve an average of 90% collection rate of used glass packaging at EU level by 2030 and a better quality of recycled glass.

http://www.forosnavarra-europa.eu/uploads/files/CIRCULARNAVARRECATALOGUE_DEF2010...

Circular Navarre Catalogue

Circular Navarre Catalogue
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AIN

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Spain

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The Circular Navarre Catalogue is a booklet showcasing 20 organisations - based on circular business models - in the Navarre region, who are looking for international cooperation. 

EVENT: Scaling the circular economy for industry
27 Oct 2020
Scaling the circular economy for industry
Scaling the circular economy for industry

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Online
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EU

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SCALER

Want to discover the latest on industrial symbiosis and the future of sustainable industrial practices? Join this event on 27 October to learn about experiences and case studies regarding successful implementation of industrial symbiosis, find out about tools and gain access to guidelines to kick-start resource efficiency in your own industry.

MaterialDistrict: a unique match-making platform for innovative materials

Material District

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Netherlands

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MaterialDistrict
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MaterialDistrict
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MaterialDistrict is a unique platform for innovative materials which empowers global innovation by match-making material needs with material solutions in the name of circularity. R&D and design professionals of all industrial sectors use this platform to discover new material solutions daily via MaterialDistrict's independent collection of materials, annually at MaterialDistrict Rotterdam and periodically throughout the year with travelling MaterialDistrict Expo, MaterialDistrict Talks and MaterialDistrict Pop-Up events.

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.

WASCON 2018
06 Jun 2018 to 08 Jun 2018
WASCON2018: No cradle no grave, circular economy in practice: 10th International Conference on the Environmental and Technical Implications of Construction with Alternative Materials
Wascon 2018

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Tampere
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Finland

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RIL in cooperation with ISCOWA

WASCON is the reference international conference on the use of alternative materials in construction.

Laura Cutaia

Laura Cutaia

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Department for Sustainability, Italian national agency for new technologies, environment and sustainable economic development

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Italy

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Laura Cutaia - Researcher at ENEA
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Laura Cutaia, researcher at ENEA, is an Environmental Engineer (1996) with a PhD in raw materials engineering (2002). Her main research topics are:

  • Industrial ecology and symbiosis,
  • Technology for raw and secondary materials treatment,
  • Resources management,
  • Life Cycle Assessment,
  • Environmental certification,
  • End of life management.

Laura Cutaia is responsible for making the most of resources at ENEA , where she is working on the circular economy and resource efficiency, industrial ecology and symbiosis, LCA, environmental certification schemes, the REACH regulation and sustainable industrial areas (more information).

Laura Cutaia is also president of SUN - Symbiosis Users Network (Italian network for industrial symbiosis) and president of UNI CT 057 on the circular economy that works with ISO TC 323 on the circular economy. UNI is the Italian body responsible for standardisation.

Leon de Graaf

Leon de Graaf

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BusinessEurope

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Belgium, EU

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Leon de Graaf
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As an adviser for environmental and climate policy, Leon de Graaf particularly follows policies related to the circular economy, trade and climate, low-emission mobility, implementation of the Paris climate agreement (COP21) and the European emission trading system (EU ETS). He is also deputy manager of BusinessEurope's corporate Advisory and Support Group (ASGroup). Prior to joining BusinessEurope, Leon worked at the research consultancy Ecorys, focusing on renewable energy and international development issues, at DG COMP on energy and environmental subsidies in Europe, and at the Dutch Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) on indirect ETS costs for energy-intensive industries. Leon has a MSc in environmental economics and climate change from the London School of Economics, and a BSc in business economics from the University of Groningen.

http://www.teilar.gr/dbData/Labs/Lab_Circular_Economy_Eng.pdf

Close the loop in ceramic industry

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Chemical and Construction Materials Technology Laboratory, TEI of Thessaly

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Greece

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In circular economy secondary resources (i.e. end-of-life products), the industrial side streams and wastes, are the “wasted resources of today”, if they are not utilized and returned for use.

Glasgow takes 50 steps closer to future proofing the city’s SMEs
12 Dec 2017
Glasgow takes 50 steps closer to future proofing the city’s SMEs

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Circular Glasgow, hosted by Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, will connect with companies across the city helping them to open up new revenue streams, increase competitive advantage and realise financial savings using a range of practical tools.

MarketPlaceHub
09 Nov 2017
Secondary raw materials get a place of their own on MarketPlaceHub

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Switzerland

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Secondary raw materials have a place of their own in the economy, but sourcing them or selling them can prove difficult in the absence of a structured market. MarketPlaceHub offers great visibility and search options for those economic operators needing easier market identification.