Circular economy

The European Commission has just launched a project which aims to kick-start the circular economy amongst SMEs in Europe. For this project we are looking for: • SME support organisations which would like to receive training on the subject of circular economy; • circular solution providers (companies...

Biomass as a source of renewable energy is used for a variety of applications including combined heat and power (CHP) or biofuels production. Many companies have already switched from fossil fuels to biomass, but there is more potential for growth. Among conditions to introducing biomass for heat...

The Packaging Cluster promotes two circular economy projects. A new food packaging will be developed for the meat sector and the industrial symbiosis with the textile sector will be studied. As part of the fund line for projects to promote the circular economy of the Agencia de Residuos de Catalunya...

23-25 November, 2016 , China National Convention Center (Beijing) The European Commission invites small and medium-sized companies to join a circular economy delegation to Beijing on 23-25 November 2016. The delegation takes place on the occasion of the 1st China International Circular Economy...

Innovation Deals, a new pilot scheme launched by the European Commission today, aim to help innovators with promising solutions to environmental issues to navigate regulatory challenges to bringing their ideas to market. In an open invitation published for expressions of interest the Commission is...

The Assembly of European Regions (the largest independent interregional organisation in Europe, with 200 regional authorities from 35 countries as members and over 200 million citizens living in its member regions (both EU and no-EU) would like to share with members of the European Cluster...

The EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation and Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) coorganised a seminar on Resource Efficiency and Circular Economy (RE/CE) on February 15, 2016 in Tokyo. The seminar consisted of three sessions. The first session was the introduction of RE/CE...

Tokyo, 21 April – BRT co-Chairmen Kazuo Tsukuda (Senior Executive Adviser, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.) and Fabrice Brégier (President and CEO, Airbus S.A.S.) submitted the Round Table’s 2016 Recommendations to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska who received them on...

Mr Daniel Calleja, Director-General of the Directorate-General for the Environment of the European Commission will lead a Circular Economy Mission to Santiago de Chile on 25-26 April 2016 back-to-back with the XIV World Mining Exhibition and Congress for Latin America (www.expomin.cl). More...

Sustainable packaging may include packaging made from recycled (e.g. paper, plastic) or bio-based materials, reusable packaging, take-back schemes, etc. In order to save resources in line with circular economy and environmental principles, sustainable packaging issues should be integrated into...

Rock the cradle Specialist firm goes all the way in cradle-to-cradle thinking, design philosophy and manfacture for lab installations Develops range of lab furniture that meets C2C Product Standard Certification Burdinola is a company specialised in the planning, integration, and installation of...

What one company or sector considers a residue, byproduct or waste, another company or industrial sector only sees potential raw materials. More and more industries are trying to transform their waste into valuable resources. This can lead to a win-wins for both the waste generator and manufacturer...