On 5 September, ZeroW will be holding a workshop bringing together a diverse group of stakeholders, research institutions, startups, industry associations, regulatory authorities and more. They will discuss how to market innovative food loss and waste solutions produced during the research and development stage of EU projects.
Hailia’s patent-pending technology is transforming the seafood industry by upcycling fish sidestreams into high-quality, versatile food products. This technology can produce items with over 90% fish sidestream content - while being very tasty and suitable for a wide range of dishes.
The GLOPACK project investigated food packaging with no environmental footprint and the ability to extend the shelf life of food products.
It focused on biodegradable and home compostable food packaging made from agro-food residues, bio-packaging and battery-free RIFD bio-sensors to track food freshness.
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The Coordination Group (CG) is a key component of the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform. Its members come from a broad spectrum of organisations and are responsible for enabling and implementing the Platform’s vision and activities. The mandate of the current CG will end in October 2025.
With a view to the future CG, the European Commission has published a call for proposals under the LIFE Programme for the Environment and Climate Action. The call will fund a project intended to strengthen the CG’s role in advancing the transition to a circular economy, including circular business models.
The European Commission's Directorate-General for Environment will hold an information session for potential applicants on Monday 8 July at 10:00 – 12:00 CEST.
The PREVENT Waste Alliance is currently looking for applications for the Innovate2PREVENT innovation contest. Innovate2PREVENT aims to inspire and mobilise creative minds from around the world to develop innovative circular solutions in the areas of
reuse, refurbishment and repair of electrical and electronic equipment
plastic waste prevention, and
supporting circularity through digital, interoperable and data-driven solutions.
The EU grants for projects to reduce consumer food waste have been launched. The call for proposals is open to all interested stakeholders, with a deadline to apply by 25 September 2024.
The Single Market Programme grants are managed by the European Commission in collaboration with the European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA).
The aim of the call is to support stakeholders in their actions to prevent and reduce the amount of food waste generated at consumer level.
The European Commission has announced a EUR 40 million investment in the SWITCH to Circular Economy in East and Southern Africa (SWITCH-2-CE in ESA) programme.
This programme aims to advance circularity in Eastern and Southern African countries as they shift from a linear to a circular economy. It will do so by creating an enabling environment for investment in circular business models and improving access to the necessary skills and finance.
The UNECE Regional Conference on the Circular Economy will take place on 26 June at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The Conference is held under the auspices of UNECE’s regional knowledge-sharing network, Circular STEP.
The BUILD-LIMONENE initiative is working on additives and biodegradable materials with a lower carbon footprint that can be used in the construction industry and become viable alternatives to the fossil-based materials currently available.
This new technology will contribute to the recovery of waste by using citrus peels and CO2 emissions.
