This conference will look at how social and circular practices operate in Croatia and across Europe, and what policy and funding frameworks they need.
What can “old” and “new” Member States learn from each other in policy and practice? How do EU‑level policies translate into national laws, and what important gaps remain?
This year, this long-standing event will shift the focus to the circular economy. Six tracks of plenary sessions and workshops will stretch over two days, exploring topics such as reuse, responsible production and consumption, and anticipating future events.
This conference will explore advanced, digitally enabled solutions for industrial remanufacturing across various sectors, including automotive, home appliances and optoelectronics. It will also address broader industrial challenges, opportunities and emerging EU legislative trends in the field of the circular economy.
For many years, buying new was financially and logistically easier than repair. This resulted in large amounts of waste and used up resources at an impressive and unnecessary rate.
French industry discards a huge percentage of its production output. Maximum uses those valuable rejects to make standardised furniture, such as chairs, tables and benches.
REvive Alhaurín puts the circular economy into action at community level.
It encourages local people to opt for repairing and sharing items rather than buying new ones, and provides useful advice on how to be a more responsible consumer.
Inrego buys old IT equipment and sells it on or leases it once it has been refurbished. They also offer a service extending the lifespan of devices before they are returned to their owners, and buy back devices sold to companies.
FIXNOW is a smartphone repair company based in Belgium. Where technically feasible, they can replace the glass on the display rather than the entire display module.
This free, hands-on workshop invites local residents to rethink, redesign and reimagine cricket clothing through circular economy, turning waste into new possibilities.
Working with donated end-of-life cricket garments that would otherwise be discarded, the workshop will offer participants the opportunity to experiment with ideas for reuse, repair and redesign in a fun and collaborative environment.
