07 Feb 2018
The Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy (PACE) aims to enable greater cooperation among public and private-sector organizations to close the production-consumption loop.
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Giving plastic bottles a second life through “Bottle-to-Bottle” in Rostock
Every year in Rostock, Veolia converts 1 billion PET drinks bottles into so-called recyclate from which preforms/bottles can again be manufactured.
Turning coffee by-product into green energy
This joint venture is a successful and genuine example of a short circuit circular loop where Veolia and Jacobs Douwe Egberts developed a solution to use spent coffee grounds from the plant’s production process to produce steam.
02 Feb 2018
Less than a tenth of the billions of tonnes of resources pumped into the global economy every year are reused, and this waste incurs a huge economic, environmental, and social cost.
02 Feb 2018
Time to radically rethink fashion.
02 Feb 2018
The future of our environment may seem bleak, but a growing movement believe a circular economy is the future.
ReMade in Italy: how to measure the circularity in a product
ReMade in Italy® is the first certification scheme accredited in Italy to verify the content of recycled materials in a product.
Zero Carbon Resorts project towards Sustainable Development of the Tourism Sector in the Philippines and Thailand
Tourism in the Philippines and Thailand is receiving increasing attention as an excellent development option but with the vulnerability of developing countries to climate change it is inevitable to take the environmental performance of the tourism business into serious consideration.
Product life extension through remanufacturing in Europe
Following the successful completion of the European Remanufacturing Network project funded through Horizon 2020, the Conseil Européen de Remanufacture was launched in January 2017. It has members such as IBM, Lexmark, SKF, Panalpina, syncreon, Autocraft and others who pay annual membership subscriptions to develop, promote and exchange good practise between the remanufacturing sectors.
Cardyon: reuse of CO2 for polyols production
Covestro has developed an innovative technology that allows using CO2 as raw material for the production of chemical building blocks for high-quality plastics.
No more microplastic fibres in our laundry's waste water!
The PlanetCare Filter is a simple, yet efficient filter for removing microfibrers from washing machine waste water.
17 Jan 2018
La ville de Paris souhaite notamment soutenir le développement de commerces qui ne génèrent pas de déchets.
16 Jan 2018
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, is launching a new website section dedicated to circular economy.
16 Jan 2018
The Circular Economy Mapping Week has reached 60 cities.
23 Jan 2018
New report: How circular is our world today?
10 May 2018 to 11 May 2018
The third edition of the Circular Change Conference will be a two-day interactive stream of indoor and outdoor events.
The Circular Phone
The Circular Phone Report
The Circular Phone report provides practical answers to common financing pitfalls for circular businesses, using Fairphone as the real-life example.
So far, businesses striving to implement “Product-as-a-Service” models have had the challenge of reconciling the need to find financing parties with the complexities of their own business model.
To achieve a financeable model for the Circular Fairphone Service, the Community of Practice created a blueprint for Fairphone’s business model. Through the creation of a legal template – a 1st Circular Service Contract - and a financial cash flow tool, the group has proven that the gap between the businesses and financiers can be bridged.
08 Jan 2018
The European Commission approves Greek auction scheme for renewable electricity.
22 Dec 2017
Developing fully-recyclable food packaging with enhanced gas barrier properties and new functionalities using high performance coatings.
21 Dec 2017
Two years after the adoption of EU Circular Economy Package in December 2015, more than half of the initiatives included in the Action Plan have been delivered. To discuss upcoming deliverables, explore new areas of action and share the first achievements of the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform, the Commission and the European Economic and Social Committee will host a Circular Economy Stakeholder Conference on 20-21 February in Brussels.
13 Dec 2017
The roadmap for the Evaluation of legislation on Food Contact Materials - Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 is now open for comments from stakeholders.
Innovative bonus-malus system for increased rates of recyclability in the packaging industry, France
Eco-contribution is mandatory in France for the packaging industry, as an incentive for improving recyclability from the start. The Modulated Eco-Contribution Scale is an educational and financial incentive tool promoting the development of eco-design. In order to facilitate maximum recycling of paper fibres, manufacturers must adopt best practices and manage materials so as to preserve quality.
VinylPlus®: the Voluntary Sustainable Development Programme of the European PVC industry
VinylPlus® is the renewed ten-year Voluntary Commitment to Sustainable Development by the European PVC industry. It was developed through dialogue with stakeholders. The scheme delivers concrete results in the use of additives, traceability, collection and recycling.
20 Nov 2017
23-24 November, Charleroi - Extending product lifetimes through re-use and repair has tremendous social and environmental impact and is at the heart of a circular economy vision, but is seldom put into the spotlight during discussions on Europe’s move towards circular economy. The main aim of this public conference is to show-case examples of cooperation between social enterprise, public bodies and private industry.
Circular is the new black: research program towards a sustainable fashion industry
Leading the way towards a circular fashion industry, the Mistra Future Fashion research program uses the expertise of the entirety of the textile value chain to highlight challenges and solutions to make fashion more sustainable. It publishes reports and peer reviewed articles that focus on how exactly this industry can be made more "circular".
10 Nov 2017
While answering short and simple questions, citizens can make their voices heard and contribute to the development of the French roadmap for the circular economy.
Toolkit for policy makers: circular economy in the re-industrialisation of urban areas
Cities of Making addresses the challenge of re-industrialisation in urban areas, where circular economy will have a key role. The project aims at developping a toolkit for policy makers to promote urban manufacturing in a transition economy.
10 Nov 2017
The European Commission has just launched the pilot phase of a new EU-wide framework for sustainable buildings called Level(s). The pilot phase is expected to last until 2019 and stakeholders are warmly invited to participate in the testing phase.
Sustainable fish farming and fighting against food waste
The project located in the territory of Thau is an experimental project, carried out by the CPIE* Bassin de Thau with the involvement of different partners, including CIRAD* for scientific coordination. This project aims to develop a new fishing field by experimenting with mule farming and by testing the incorporation of bread from the catering industry into fish pellets.