European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform

🚗 SUINK Webinar #2 explores printed energy harvesters and bio-based supercapacitors for self-charging automotive sensors. Discover how vibration energy can power temperature, humidity and strain sensors sustainably.

🗓 10 March | 10:00-11:45 CET

Register: bit.ly/4lfB85v

In the wake of International Women's Rights Day.
Let's spotlight women in the circular economy.

They reduce waste, rethink production and make industries like textiles more sustainable - yet their work often goes unseen.

💬 Work in circular economy?
💬 Know a woman leading the change? Tag them.

From policy to practice: gender, green transition and Horizon projects - perspectives from Europe and Africa, online, 11.00 to 13.00 CET, 12 March. FUELPHORIA logo

This session aims to support knowledge sharing, learning and more inclusive research and innovation practices.

It will explore policies, practical challenges and good practices in the area of gender, the green transition and Horizon projects.

bit.ly/4b5iDgZ

FRANCESCA, with an image of a chair, a table and a circular logo

The FRANCESCA project is designing circular solutions for the furniture industry.

First, it needs to understand what the furniture industry actually needs.

If you’re part of this industry, help them by responding to their 2 surveys!!
👉 bit.ly/3N7SZPb

🌷 Interested in #CircularEconomy events in March? We have several interesting events on our Platform covering topics such as AI, bioeconomy, circular lifestyles and more! ➡️ bit.ly/3KWR0bR

📝 Do you have circular good practices, publications or events to share? Submit them here ➡ bit.ly/3WkQj33

2nd Session of the Global Gateway Working Group on Circular Economy in Latin America & the Caribbean ♻️

EU, private sector & partners discuss scaling up investments, innovative solutions & waste management under the EU-LAC Investment Agenda.

📅 10 March | Brussels + livestream

▶️ bit.ly/46A8Lcp

Ship Recycling Facilities - recovering materials and reducing pollution, with a photo of a large ship and the European Commission logo

Ship recycling plays a key role in advancing the circular economy.
All large seagoing vessels sailing under an EU Member State flag must be recycled at facilities on the European List.
All facilities on this List comply with workers' safety and environmental protection requirements.
bit.ly/4aCTERO

The EU Circular Economy Resource Centre (EU CERC) has published a call for tenders.

The goal is to prepare policymakers and the private sector in EU CERC partner countries for the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation.

bit.ly/4s4SUe6
#ecodesign #circularity

🌿 Stay green, shine on the market!

Join the European Commission webinar on 16 March 2026 (10:00–12:15 CET) to discover how the EU Ecolabel boosts sustainability & competitiveness for tourist accommodation.

Insights from HOTREC & Booking.com included!

▶️ bit.ly/4aHiIFX

Want to speak to another start-up, an expert or an investor active in the circular economy?

The Circular Investment Readiness Network is organising an online networking session!

👉 10:00-11:00 CET, 25 February.

▶️ bit.ly/4tzQYfj

The CircularPSP project is working on pre-commercial procurement.

Its innovative solution will enable municipalities and businesses to apply circular practices more quickly and effectively.

Come and see the 2 potential solutions!

13:00-14:15 CET, 26 February.

▶️ bit.ly/4qGAFun

#CircularWeek2026 is an international series of events and initiatives dedicated to #CircularEconomy and sustainable development, taking place across Europe.

Would you like to showcase your initiative, become a partner or organise your own Circular Week event?

📅 Save the Date: bit.ly/46ccWLk

Have you heard about Ireland's online circular resource hub?

It's called Circular.ie, and it's filled with tips, tricks and information on what the circular economy is and how to adopt its principles in your daily life.

Have a look ▶️ bit.ly/46cjlGh

The European Commission moves to ban the destruction of unsold clothes & shoes under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation.

4-9% of textiles are destroyed yearly in Europe = 5.6M tons of CO₂.

Ban starts July 2026 for large companies.

▶️https://bit.ly/3MyEnrZ

#CircularEconomy

♻️ The EU-funded Wood2Wood project transforms construction, demolition & furniture wood waste into high-value products.

Advanced sorting, upcycling & digital tools = Less virgin materials, less landfill, more circular economy in action.

▶️https://bit.ly/4rrtMym

🌍 #CircularEconomy #Sustainability

3D-Circular

Do you want to help shape new curricula and learning pathways across Europe? Then respond to 3D-CIRCULAR's survey!

Employers, innovators, researchers and educators are asked to contribute in order to identify the key competencies required for the next generation of professionals.
👉 bit.ly/4rozhhi

Save the date - ECESP annual conference, 22-23 April 2026, with the EESC and European Commission logos

Save the date: the ECESP's annual conference will be taking place on 22-23 April in Brussels!
Title: A competitive and fair circular Europe: The ambition at the heart of the single market.
Sessions on policy and implementation, keynotes, plenaries and more.
Updates: bit.ly/4rLiWTk

Ecobraz, a Brazilian socio-environmental organization in e-waste management, helps European companies comply with #CSDDD. Its “Adopt a Neighborhood” program delivers immediate, auditable ESG impact through door-to-door e-waste collection, supporting the #CircularEconomy.

▶️https://bit.ly/3O8jyUK

The five leadership groups:

1️⃣Transitioning to circular value chains
2️⃣Advancing an integrated circular bioeconomy
3️⃣Enabling an inclusive circular society
4️⃣Economic & financing instruments for the circular transition
5️⃣Increasing demand for European circular solutions

📢 The ECESP Coordination Group has established the new leadership groups!

You can read all about what each will be focusing on and what it aims to achieve in the Coordination Group work programme.

Want to get involved? They are open to the broader circular economy community.

More ➡️ bit.ly/45UL9Po

EU 2025 Single Market & Competitiveness Report: the circular economy is key to EU competitiveness - but progress remains slow.

Recycled materials rose from 11.8% (2023) to 12.2% (2024), still far from the 24% target for 2030.

Time to speed up transition.

▶️https://bit.ly/4qoNrNW

#CircularEconomy

Event banner. On the left are the logos of the three organisers and the text: on the 2026 International Day of Women and Girls in Science. On the right is the text: where technical innovation meets social impact, there is also an outline of three people with a lightbulb above their heads, and the logo 'co-funded by the European Union'

Are you interested in how biowaste can be turned into soil improvers?
This webinar will bring together a panel of experts looking at how technical innovation in biowaste valorisation really can help soil health and society at large.
🕰️ 10:30-12:00 CET, 11 February.
bit.ly/4qkcotW
#biowaste

A circular transition in textiles is environmental opportunity but it must be socially just. NL policy brief calls:

📌Align circular goals with transition principles
📌Protect vulnerable workers
📌Strengthen labour rights & reskilling

Sustainability means fairness

▶️ bit.ly/4rzxdCL

#CircularEconomy

🌍 EU Textiles Ecosystem Platform - Info Session

13 February | 11:15-12:15

Discover the EU Textiles Ecosystem Platform at the OECD Forum on Due Diligence (Garment & Footwear).

A hub for EU textiles news, funding and skills.

Organised by the European Commission

▶️ bit.ly/4acr9Jf

#EUTexTiles

🚨 Call for Applications OPEN 🚨

CO₂-based Fuels & Chemicals Conference 2026

📅 28-29 April

Innovations turning CO₂ into fuels, chemicals & materials for a circular carbon economy

📌Best CO₂ Utilisation Award - 6 Feb

📌Posters welcome - 20 March

▶️https://bit.ly/45Hgx3D

#CO2 #Conference2026

♻️ Circular design is Europe’s system reset.

From products to policy, circularity is changing how value is created.

Design is no longer aesthetic.

It’s strategic.

It’s circular.

#CircularEconomy #CircularDesign #SystemsChange #ResourceEfficiency #RegenerativeEconomy

MeetingPack Awards 2026, 21-22 April, Valencia. Apply by 13 February!

Have you designed innovative, sustainable packaging? Then you might want to apply for the MeetingPack Awards 2026.

They're looking for solutions for flexible and rigid packaging, covering materials, packaging, equipment and processes.

Apply by 13 February!
👉bit.ly/3NYWHe2

What if furniture waste became jobs?

YEFECE empowers young people with practical upcycling & circular economy skills through a free European e-learning platform.

Design. Upcycle. Launch.

👉Can #upcycling change local economies?

▶️https://bit.ly/4k1Pkyq

#CircularEconomy #YouthSkills #GreenJobs

Brazil’s mining model is hitting its limits.
Lower ore grades. More waste. Rising pressure.

The future? Circular mining ♻️
From reprocessing tailings to turning cities into urban mines.

▶️https://bit.ly/45yXWXq

#Mining #Brazil #CircularEconomy #UrbanMining #EnergyTransition

Edible coffee cups? Yes!

Forget single-use plastic cups, meet Cupffee
🍪 Zero waste
🌱 Oat bran-based
☕ Heat-resistant up to 85°C

Already used in 50+ countries. Plastic cups take 450+ years to decompose — Cupffee doesn’t ▶️https://bit.ly/4k1UFpm

#CircularEconomy #ZeroWaste #Bioeconomy #PlasticFree