How many plastic bottles actually enter the recycling process?
Theory is one thing and reality tends to be another. The Czech Ministry of the Environment wanted to find out what really happens to plastic bottles after they are thrown into sorted bins for plastic waste. It commissioned Adastra to carry out a project using IoT technology to track the movement of sorted bottles.
INN-PRESSME helps European SMEs and companies develop bio-based solutions in the packaging, energy, transport and consumer goods sectors. They are organising a webinar to provide information about their services, test cases, new opportunities to test-before-investment, and network with industry players. The webinar will focus on transport and consumer goods.
This paper reviews digital tools that support the transition to a circular economy in the built environment.
It explores how computer-aided design, building information modeling and computational plugins can assist architects and engineers in creating more sustainable buildings. While Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) remains the main approach for evaluating environmental impacts, the study highlights other methods and tools that can help assess circular design strategies, such as computational methods to design with reused elements and circularity indicators. The paper identifies both the strengths and limitations of these digital tools.
This research is useful to academics and to practitioners designing buildings aligned with circular economy principles.
Nordic Circular Summit 2024 is the biggest conference on the circular economy in the Nordic region and an official World Circular Economy Forum Side Event. It will focus on the enterprise of circular economy. Can entrepreneurs and startups close the Nordic circular economy gaps? Come and find out!
Are you working on a topic related to the circular economy? Are you new to the circular economy but want to find out more? Then don't miss Circular Wallonia's Quinzaine de l’économie circulaire 2024 (Circular Economy Fortnight 2024)!
The Climate Change Summit (CCS), the largest event in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) to focus on climate solutions, will bring together leaders in climate innovation, policy, entrepreneurship and government to discuss climate action and green economy opportunities.
Experts will work together to identify local and regional solutions for a sustainable future.
Re-think Taranto 2024 will explore macro-trends, possible evolutionary paths and key circular economy projects at local, national and international level.
The event will focus on Energy transition and sustainable mobility, Water management and the blue economy and Using materials and waste.
Nordic Circular Arena is a digital gathering place for circularity professionals in the Nordic countries.
It is a freely accessible online platform, hosted by Nordic Circular Hotspot and co-funded by Nordic Innovation, and the first digital multi-stakeholder platform for the circular transition in the Nordic region.
Through the Arena, you can:
get and share circular information, knowledge and intelligence
find others working on circularity in your region and beyond
access circular economy projects and opportunities, reports and resources, networks, companies and organisations, events and much more.
Participants can get involved in the circular transition by taking part in discussions, sharing their ideas, opportunities and information, and forging new circular connections.
The REFLOW project sought to understand and transform urban material flows, and to co-create and test regenerative solutions at business, governance and individual levels to create a resilient circular economy. Projects were carried out in six pilot cities, covering areas such as textiles and energy from waste.
TBMCE 2024 (Technologies & Business Models for Circular Economy) will bring together representatives from business, research and educational institutions, trade associations, governmental and non-governmental organisations.
This year, the conference will focus on emerging technologies and innovative approaches - from development environments to practical implementation. Participants will be able to listen to distinguished Slovenian and foreign speakers and meet creative companies and key decision makers.
