The 6th Refill & Reuse Trade Fair will take place on 13-14 May in Paris, in the heart of the Parc Floral. It's an opportunity to find out about the world of refill and reuse and to learn more through masterclasses, conferences and discussions with over 75 speakers from various sectors.
Changes in consumption behaviours and dominant lifestyles are increasingly recognised among the critical levers for the transition to a circular economy. At the same time, public engagement still needs improvement in some areas, and people's role in the process is largely overlooked.
Join us on 8 May (10:30-12:00 CEST)for an #EUCircularTalks event. Panellists will discuss key evidence about what works best to achieve circular engagement and advance the circular behaviours that make a difference in Europe. The event will be the final rendez-vous of the series of podcasts.
Separate collection and treatment of urban biowaste is now an obligation across the EU. This webinar will present the state-of-the-art of technologies for the production of bio-productsfrom biowaste and wastewater.
A municipal representative will share their experience of implementing a novel technology in their territory.
InvestCEC and the DECISO project are both part of the EU's Circular Cities and Regions Initiative. They are hosting a webinar series: this session will tackle Breaking down financial barriers in the circular economy.
It will set the stage by exploring financial barriers within the circular economy and strategies to overcome them. Following this, you will delve into DECISO’s four ongoing pilot projects, seeing how each addresses financial challenges within their unique contexts.
The LIFE programme is the EU’s funding instrument for the environment and climate action. Created in 1992, it has co-financed thousands of projects. The LIFE programme 2021-2027 is managed by the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency and has a budget of EUR 5.4 billion.
All of this and more will be presented at the EU LIFE24 Info Days event. The comprehensive programme will cover issues such as LIFE calls for proposals - application and evaluation, Climate Mitigation and Adaptation, Circular Economy and Quality of Life and Introduction to LIFE Clean Energy Transition. There will be presentations, Q&A sessions and parallel sessions. Come and find out all about it!
The European Commission will be hosting a discussion panel on The future of the textile industry: Competitive, sustainable and circular at the Hannover Messe industry trade fair on 25 April.
Participants can follow the panel online or join the event in person.
CEwater International Conference 2024 will take place on 22-24 April on-site in Cracow, Poland. It will take stock of the waterCEmanagement in practice project and set out the challenges facing and methods for water and waste water management. It will also present organisational, technological, educational and information-oriented good practices for rolling out the circular economy in the water and waste water management sector.
The conference on 24 April seeks to present the issue of phosphorus scarcity in the Visegrad Group (V4) countries, which will hinder food production in the region, and to set out innovative technological, environmental, economic and social solutions that can be implemented under the Circular Economy and Green Deal Strategies.
The European Commission will be hosting a discussion panel on A sustainable Europe powered by sustainable batteries at the Hannover Messe industry trade fair on 23 April.
Participants can follow the panel on line, or join the event in person.
This online workshop on 23 April will focus on the certification scheme for the implementation and monitoring of the waste management system using cold chain traceability and PAYT (Pay-As-You-Throw) schemes.
It is organised by the University of Copenhagen as part of the FOODRUS project, which aims to prevent food loss and waste and promote resource efficiency across the agri-food value chain.
