The circular economy can help us address many of the crucial challenges and problems that we and our planet face today, such as wastage in different forms, resource depletion and climate change. Cities have a very important role in the circular transition as cradles or ecosystems and catalysts for circular change.
This guidance document outlines why cities should actively engage in and support others in the circular transition and how they can do that through 15 circular steps. The steps are divided into three phases: prepare and plan, facilitate and act, and invest and implement.
The circular economy is reshaping how we use natural resources, but how far have we come? Are products in Europe truly lasting longer? Is the European economy becoming more circular?
This European Environment Agency webinar will explore these questions and more, drawing insights from the EEA’s latest briefings.
Leire Sanchez-Duenas; Cristina Monteserin; Estibaliz Gómez; Miren Blanco; Mikel Larrañaga; Estibaliz Aranzabe; Miryam Criado-Gonzalez; Rajat Rai; José Luis Vilas-Vilela
The rise in demand for electronics and programmed obsolescence have increased electronic waste. New sustainable and/or recyclable electronic devices need to be developed.
Devices could be made sustainable by using biobased materials and avoiding those which harm the environment. These materials could be used to develop specific devices, such as resistive temperature sensors attached to flexible materials. The variation in the resistance of the sensor depends on the material of which they are made. In this work, resistive temperature sensors are screen printed using four different pastes: a silver-based commercial paste and three carbon-based pastes. The sensors are printed onto glass fibre substrate to ensure flexibility and infused with a resin to produce a composite.
This conference will present papers by young scientists, PhD students, students and scientific groups on new technological and IT solutions and innovative products and materials supporting sustainable (including circular) and competitive development.
Representatives of science, industry and start-ups will also promote implemented projects, innovative product solutions and innovations in the business process.
In this webinar, EuRIC will present its EU Plastics Recyclers Roadmap, outlining key actions to foster a more innovative and competitive sector. Industry leaders will also share insights on overcoming challenges and advancing circularity in the plastics value chain.
Are you passionate about sustainability, innovation and tackling the challenges of plastic waste? The Symposium on Innovation in the Circularity of Plastic Materials is your opportunity to contribute to shaping the future of plastic materials.
The Green Growth project aimed to address the challenges of integrating the circular economy into the European construction sector through comprehensive training and capacity building for trainers.
Co-funded by the European Union's Erasmus+ programme, the project ran from 2020 to 2023. The project developed several key resources to embed circular economy principles into Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET).
Circular Wallonia Days is a two-day event designed to connect up EU regional ecosystems involved in the value chain of eco-materials for construction. This year, it will focus on achieving strategic autonomy for construction materials.
The Basque Country feels very strongly about the circular economy. One initiative they've adopted to promote it is the Zirkularrak website promoting locally made circular products.
In a circular economy, solutions are often spread across the entire value chain: moving ahead with them requires a combination of collaboration, sustainable (product) design, circular business models and processes and the ability to convince others that this whole complex process is necessary. This demands knowledge of the circular economy and the skills to turn that knowledge into action to initiate change within organisations.
The Circular Ambassador Programme was set up to shape ambitious professionals into Circular Ambassadors. This session will focus on training future trainers.
