The LIFE CERSUDS project, an example of innovation in Portugal and in Spain
The LIFE CERSUDS project has won an Innovation Award at the CONSTRUMAT 2019 Exhibition, held in Barcelona from 13 to 17 May, a recognition that is added to several others…
WCEF2019 in Helsinki, 3-5 June 2019 – The Next Era of the Circular Economy
The World Circular Economy Forum 2019 will be organised on 3-5 June 2019 at Finlandia Hall in the centre of the Finnish capital Helsinki. Finlandia Hall is a multipurpose venue…
EU report notes progress toward circular economy
A recent report by the European Commission notes progress toward a circular economy, but warns several of the 14 European Union (EU) member countries are “at risk” of missing the…
19th ERSCP – Circular Europe for Sustainability: Design, Production and Consumption.
The ERSCP 2019 is organized by the Institute of Sustainable Sciences and Technology of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTech, and will take place in Barcelona from 15 to…
22nd European Forum on Eco-innovation: Closing the Loop – delivering circularity in the textiles sector
The 22nd European Forum on Eco-innovation will be held in Vienna, Austria, on 7-8 May, 2019. The Forum will explore eco-innovation solutions and policies for improving circularity in the textiles…
FURN360: an e-learning course on circular economy for the Vocational Education Training of the furniture sector
The Erasmus+ project FURN360 arise with the goal to develop an European training curriculum and learning contents to implement strategies capable of facilitating the transition from a linear model to…
European Commission’s report to implement the Circular Economy Action Plan
The European Commission published in March a comprehensive report on the implementation of the Circular Economy Action Plan it adopted in December 2015. The report presents the main results of…
Entrepreneurs can now present their circular economy projects for the Green Alley 2019 award
The deadline is now open for entrepreneurs and startups to submit their business model development projects aimed at helping to reduce waste or convert waste into resources, in the areas…
Ceramics for the Circular Economy – Call for papers
The continuous growth of the global economy has led to mass-production of short-lived products, over-exploitation of scarce resources and generation of overwhelming amounts of waste and emissions. The current consumption…
Students from University of Aveiro showcase projects at furniture and lighting fair in Portugal
Students enrolled in the first edition of the curricular unit Product Design within Circular Economy where invited to present the results of their furniture projects at the Export Home fair,…