SO 2.6 : Promoting the transition to a circular and resource efficient economy
The North-West Europe (NWE) region is considered relatively advanced in terms of resource efficiency, with regions having a relatively low material consumption per capita despite their high economic performance. However, improvements are needed to further transition to a more circular and resource efficient economy across the NWE Programme area. Disparities across the different territories and stakeholders in NWE regions need to be addressed. The transition from a linear to a circular economy requires joint efforts by stakeholders across all sectors with a variety of approaches.
CASCADE
Circular Conversion Cascades to Transform Residual Biomass to Carbon Products
The CASCADE project, part of the Interreg NWE initiative, aims to address the significant waste of 37 million tonnes of residual biomass per year in North West Europe (NWE), representing a potential saving of over 30 million tonnes of CO2. Previous s...
ReNu2Cycle
REcycling of NUtrients to close the fertiliser CYCLE
Europe is importing annually over 6 million ton of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) fertiliser. NPK pricing is coupled to energy, mining, synthesis and transport costs. Russia and Ukraine were main N suppliers to EU, while P supply is h...
Hemp4Circularity
Hemp as a driver of circularity in the textile industry: from field to recycled fibre
Hemp4Circularity is an Interreg NWE project that aims to implement an innovative, local and biobased ecological fibre - the long fibre hemp - in the textile value chain of North-West Europe, from growers to weavers/knitters, from field to fashion. Th...
CIRCULAR RENO
Developing biobased & recycled / reused material solutions for retrofit
Limiting carbon intensive raw material use in the construction sector is a key priority all through NWE and should not only be dealt with in new built but also for the growing deep energy retrofit market of homes using place based circular solutions....
E6
Ecosystems for Extended-lifetime of End-of-Use Electrical and Electronic Equipment
Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment is one of the fastest growing waste streams globally. Also, in North-West Europe. Electrical and electronic goods are easily replaced for low prices, meaning life cycles become shorter in order to decrea...
ECHT
Enable Digital Product Passports with Chemicals Traceability for a Circular Economy
The Green Deal transition towards a climate-neutral, resource-preserving and non-toxic Circular Economy (CE) creates new challenges for businesses. The EU Textiles Strategy aims to tackle the high waste generation vs. low recycling rates and negative...
PREUSE
Public Responses to Enable the Use of Salvaged building Elements
PREUSE is an international research project that aims to help local and regional public authorities improve the management of their material resources and implement solutions within their territory to reclaim and reuse building materials. Despite an ...