PRIMUS was a research project funded under the Horizon Europe programme, which ran from 2022 to 2025. It researched new polymer recycling technologies, with a view to producing new recycled materials that meet the requirements for manufacturing high value products.
It produced a webinar series on Boosting Plastic Recycling and a number of training courses.
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.
RREUSE, Europe’s largest network of social enterprises active in reuse, repair and recycling, is organising a conference to mark the end of the DigiSocCirc project, which aims to support, optimise and accelerate the role played by social circular enterprises in the digital era.
During the conference, the DigiSocCirc consortium will share the project’s key findings and facilitate panel discussions with representatives from social enterprises, businesses and policymakers.
TwinRevolution is a European project working on developing a training curriculum to facilitate the implementation of the twin transition in manufacturing industries. Their webinar will be an opportunity to share insights on the state of play of the twin transition economy in the furniture and textile sectors.
As part of the Cooperative Partnership Erasmus+ IDEA (Improved Employability through Circular Economy Education for Adults) project, the partners have designed a comprehensive set of educational materials and platforms to assist educators with training unemployed adults (45+).
The ECO-FUTURE project was a 24-month transnational cooperation project on Teaching Circular ECOnomy to the FUTURE Generations.
It produced a series of educational tools in the field of the circular economy. The materials produced provide an upskilling pathway programme with which teachers can help 6-12 year old pupils explore the topic and values of the circular economy and sustainability.
The FOODY EU project promotes entrepreneurial skills and employment of young people, using circular economy principles to combat unemployment. It provides comprehensive information on the management and environmental impacts of food waste, using the food industry and waste management sector to instill in young people the value of resource conservation.
From its base in the northern Netherlands, JC-Electronics supplies new, refurbished and repaired industrial electronics. By giving used and defective devices a second life, the company contributes to the circular economy and helps customers reduce their carbon footprint.
TwinRevolution is an interactive tool and training course intended to upskill and reskill VET learners by providing them with the necessary green and digital competences. It focuses on the European textiles and furniture sectors, simply because they were not set up as digital nor have they adopted a green approach from the outset.
The BRILIAN project workshop "Seeds of Change in Rural Areas" will address several crucial policy-related topics, including developing new materials from agricultural feedstocks.
There will be presentations by representatives of the European Bioeconomy Bureau, the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking and the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (EC-JRC), as well as a round table session on unlocking resources from agricultural produce and waste.
