Theseus H4C: The first Hub for Circularity in Greece, turning circular innovation into practice

Theseus H4C
Theseus Hub4Circularity
Organisation or Company
Theseus H4C
Type of organisation or company
Other (EU project)
Country
Greece
Language for original content
English
Key Area
Consumption,
Waste management,
Secondary raw materials
Sector
Energy and waste-to-energy,
Textiles, apparel and leather,
Waste management & Secondary Raw Materials,
Water
Scope
National
Start/End date
to
Ongoing
Yes
Type of funding
EU program
Description

Theseus H4C is a Horizon project funded under the Horizon call for 'Hubs for circularity for industrialised urban peripheral areas (Processes4Planet partnership)'. It brings together industry, city authorities and research organisations in order to co-create innovative circular solutions for managing resources, waste, energy, water, infrastructure and networks which can be rolled out elsewhere.

The hub will leverage digital and robotic technologies to address regional needs. Its systemic approach integrates innovative governance models and collaboration frameworks, enabling pilot projects, scaling up solutions and expanding a dynamic ecosystem.

It focuses on five core pilot projects, in the fields of textiles, urban and municipal waste, construction and demolition waste, energy, and water. Each project represents a critical symbiotic flow across materials, water and energy. 

Theseus aims to:

  • deploy circular solutions across material, energy and water flows and make full use of Industrial-Urban Symbiosis. 

  • connect up waste flows with manufacturing sectors so that secondary resources can be turned into new circular products.

  • promote water recovery and rainwater harvesting, along with district heating systems and energy recovery technologies.

  • use digital and robotic technologies to improve resource flow efficiency and purity. 

  • establish replication hubs in Sweden and Norway in order to share knowledge.

  • familiarise the public with circular concepts and develop policy guidelines and marketing strategies.
Main activity field
Information and communication
Main results

  • Theseus is a real-world lab where interconnected resource flows are tested, optimised and demonstrated. Through pilot activities, stakeholder engagement and capacity-building actions, the project shows how circularity can operate at national scale and generate value for businesses, municipalities and communities.

  • It shares knowledge and methodologies with other hubs under the H4C European Community of Practice.