The BlueCity business park is one of Rotterdam's unique landmarks: formerly a water park resort, the complex is now a circular incubator housing over 30 startups experimenting towards a sustainable future.
ISATIÓ is a Brussels SME that recovers samples from the textiles industry to create unique designer clothing, with manufacturing all done locally and the supply chain covered entirely by bicycle couriers.
Sika has developed a high-performance elastomer for the clean repair of the rubber substrate of conveyor belts and industrial rubber elements. This "liquid rubber" enables on-site repair and lengthens the product life of used belts.
The Super Circular Estate project addresses the challenge of changing housing needs. The Parkstad Limburg region’s population, is estimated to shrink by 27% in the next 30 years, calling for a radical reorientation in housing facilities. The project aims at demolishing vacant outdated high-rise apartment buildings, and reuse their components to establish new social housing units.
Inaugurated in 2016, Mater-Biotech is the first world industrial plant for the production of 1.4 bio-butanediol (BDO) directly from sugars, paving the way for the production of new chemical intermediates from renewable sources. The plant was designed to reuse the by-products for its energy needs, thus optimizing the life cycle of the entire process.
Rifò regenerates noble textile fibres, such as cashmere, using a proven technology developed in the textile district of Prato (Tuscany) over a hundred years ago.
Valdelia collects and recycles furniture waste from French businesses. Its services are geared to:
Owners of used, non-residential furniture, such as public and private companies, public authorities and services
Valdelia members, such as removal companies and office furniture dealers
Valdelia enables professionals to meet legal requirements while also helping the environment, the economy and society.
Furniture which is still in good condition is reused byValdelia's partners in the social and solidarity economy. The rest is used or recycled back into secondary raw materials.
A large range of non-residential furniture can be collected and recycled.
Atelier Extramuros is a social enterprise specialising in upcycling waste wood into office furniture. It has a strong focus on circular economy principles and social impact.
