Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes are an important tool for circularity advancement. However, there is still considerable room for improvement in their form as well as scale.
The Economic Incentives Leadership Group has prepared this white paper in order to participate in the discussion on the future of EPR schemes as a crucial instrument for circular transformation.
The Urban Circular Bioeconomy Hub is operated by the HOOP project. It provides resources and tools to improve the exploitation of biowaste and wastewater by cities and regions.
Users can:
network with municipalities and waste/wastewater management companies around Europe.
evaluate their circular performance and the financial attractiveness and maturity level of your circular projects.
make use of resources related to the implementation of urban circular bioeconomy solutions, including handbooks, manuals, factsheets and videos on technologies and financial engineering for circular bioeconomy projects.
get technical support from project developers and investors and mobilise green financing.
register for the forum and put questions to the circular bioeconomy community.
This session explored the role of biodiversity credits from a variety of perspectives, from farmers to policy to young people. Here are the highlights - and recording! - of the discussion!
Circular Summit Fryslân 2025 will highlight the power of regions in shaping a circular future.
With keynote speeches, hands-on working sessions and inspiring field trips, this event will bring together circular changemakers with a view to fostering international cooperation.
The LIFE call for proposals on circular business models is out!
If you are working on circular business models and sustainable products, and have a broad network enabling you to deliver on-the-ground support for companies, take your chance to shape a sustainable, prosperous and competitive European future and apply!
The Circular City Centre - C3 runs two programmes which support cities with the shift to a circular economy: the Circular City Advisory programme and the Circular Project Advisory programme.
Applications for the current round are open until 20 June. Online Q&A sessions on 7 May and 11 June!
The LIFE Calls for Proposals 2025 were published on 24 April 2025. The European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) will host the #EULife25 Info Days online from 13 to 15 May 2025 to support potential applicants.
The EU LIFE Programme has launched its 2025 call for proposals. If you’ve got an idea for conserving nature, protecting the environment, taking climate action or transitioning Europe to clean energy, your project could be in for a share of the €600 million just announced for 2025, €73 million of which is allocated to circular economy and quality of life projects.
The Motagua River Basin is facing an unprecedented environmental crisis due to pollution from solid waste and untreated wastewater. The Government of Guatemala and the European Union have pledged to work together on a comprehensive strategy for the recovery of the Motagua River. The result is the Motagua Investment Forum.
The Motagua Circular Forum aims to be a catalyst for change in the Motagua River Basin, where circular economy, European investment and collaborative governance build bridges towards a sustainable future.
The forum will bring together local and Team Europe partners, including EU representatives, Member State organisations, financing institutions and the European private sector. It will create a platform for dialogue with the objective of generating partnerships and investment in circular economy infrastructure and value chains in the river basin.
Companies from the water and waste management sectors are invited to be part of this initiative and express their interest in participating in the forum to pitch their solutions in Guatemala.
