ECESP Annual Conference: registration now open!

This year's ECESP Annual Conference is titled A Competitive and Fair Circular Europe: The ambition at the heart of the Single Market. Taking place on 22-23 April, this will be a great opportunity to hear what policymakers have to say, learn about stakeholders' experiences, ask your questions and give your opinion. Register now!

Applications for the ECESP's annual conference networking village are now open!

As usual, the ECESP's annual conference will include a space where stakeholders can present their circular initiatives. Do you have a hands-on circular project you would like to promote, or an innovation you would like to share that could spark a conversation on enhancing the single market for circular products and services? Then apply by 24 March!

European Commission launches call for expressions of interest in the European Bioeconomy Investment Deployment Group

This is a new platform intended to accelerate investment in the EU's growing bioeconomy sector, including the circular bioeconomy. Apply by 20 March!

The European List of Ship Recycling Facilities has been updated

Ship recycling plays a key role in advancing the circular economy - after all, ships do contain large amounts of high-quality steel and other valuable materials. The European Commission has just adopted the 15th edition of the European List of Ship Recycling Facilities: read about what this means!

Course for Circular Economy Transition Managers in the furniture sector: take part in the pilot phase 

This course is designed to help the furniture value chain become more circular and sustainable. The pilot phase will run until 31 March and aims to have the course tested by 400 people. Feedback would be greatly appreciated!

MARMADE: a new EU project making food and feed ingredients from crustacean residue and seaweed

Find out about MARMADE and its work on sustainable, high-value food and feed ingredients.

FRANCESCA: seeking your views on circular solutions for the furniture industry

The FRANCESCA project focuses on improving circular design practices and supporting the development of circular business models in the furniture sector.
It has launched two surveys to help steer the creation of a circular design tool and circular business models - furniture companies are asked to give their input!

CO2 pricing & public procurement

CO₂ pricing helps governments turn emissions into tangible costs that influence real choices in policy, projects and public procurement.
This webinar is the first in a series by ACR+ exploring how CO₂ pricing is applied in practice as a management tool. Taking place on 19 March, it will explain how policy and projects guide choices, and how procurement can embed these choices without fixed rules.

Go Circular Summit 2026  

Go Circular Summit 2026 will take place from 24 to 26 March. It will bring together stakeholders from across the plastics value chain to review regulatory developments, exchange information on current practices and innovations, and discuss approaches to advancing circularity in Europe. 24 March will focus on textiles recycling.

RECREATE webinar: Building better: next-gen composites

This webinar on 27 January is organised by the RECREATE project. It will explore how advanced materials and circular design approaches are shaping the future of high-performance composite applications, with a focus on wind energy.

Training workshop on rubberised asphalt for cycling lanes & urban roads

This workshop on 24 March will be part of the European Tyre Recycling Association's 31st Conference. It will focus on rubberised asphalt, a noise-reducing pavement material made of regular asphalt concrete mixed with crumb rubber from recycled tires.

SustainableSolutionsMatch2026

SustainableSolutionsMatch empowers European businesses on their path to a sustainable and circular economy. Taking place from 16 to 27 March, it will bring solution seekers and providers together to tackle real challenges and find practical answers.

Creating value from waste streams: scaling up circular solutions for soils

This workshop on 1 April is organised by two Horizon Europe innovation projects: bioSOILUTIONS which is tackling soil degradation, and NPower which is working on sustainable nutrient management.
It will look at how biowaste from the agri-food industry can become a valuable resource for healthy soils and sustainable agriculture.

Market and replication potential of bio-based fertilisers and nutrient recovery

The FertiCovery project focuses on nutrient recovery and the production of fertilisers from biowaste, manure and wastewater.
This workshop on 13 April will look at the upscaling potential of the 25 technologies assessed by the project and examine the regulatory frameworks governing them, including barriers and enablers.

The EU Ecolabel as a tool boosting circular economy & competitiveness

Join us on 31 March for a dynamic EU Circular Talk exploring how the EU Ecolabel acts as a ready-to-use tool helping businesses deliver circularity, meet rising legislative expectations, and gain a competitive edge across EU markets.

Bio-based plastics in a sustainable and circular bioeconomy

This study from the Joint Research Centre looks at why the bio-based plastic industry is struggling to achieve real scale. Feedstock sustainability, competitiveness, technological maturity and cost are hindering an industry which could go a long way towards reducing our reliance on fossil fuel-based plastics.

Marginalising waste: A trading scheme to reduce residuals

This report from Zero Waste Europe proposes a bold new idea for EU waste policy: an EU-wide cap-and-trade system to cut residual municipal waste – the waste that remains after prevention, reuse and recycling.
Instead of pushing waste from landfill to incineration, the proposed scheme would put a binding limit on total residuals, creating a strong incentive for waste prevention, reuse, refill and high-quality recycling.

Scrap steel at sea: How ship recycling can help decarbonise European steel production

This report from the NGO Shipbreaking Platform looks at how scrap steel from the EU's increasing numbers of end-of-life ships can help decarbonise the European steel industry, strengthen industrial resilience, create green jobs, preserve and develop maritime skills and build a truly circular economy.

Keep it in use: Retain resource value and unlock economic opportunities

Part of a policy series by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation on accelerating the circular economy transition, this brief sets out a targeted approach to keeping materials in use. A focused mix of policies can promote design, business models and incentives that favour reuse, repair and remanufacturing alongside regenerative practices such as cascading, composting and returning nutrients to soil.

Green Pulse: creating a transparent circular market for medical equipment in Europe

Green Pulse is a European service provider enabling the structured resale and reuse of decommissioned medical equipment from hospitals. Through a transparent digital sales infrastructure and verified global buyer network, they ensure that equipment remains safely in clinical use worldwide.

Proton Mail: data centres which are designed to use fewer resources

Data centres are renowned for their environmental impact. Proton is taking action to make its operations more environmentally friendly and circular.

Growingpaper: recycled and plantable printed material

Growingpaper's printed material is made using biodegradable inks on paper made from recycled paper or cotton waste - with flower seeds in it. Once you've finished with it, put it aside until spring then plant it and help biodiversity!

Berlin's Zero Waste Agency: strengthening circularity

Berlin's Zero Waste Agency aims to make Berlin a zero-waste capital. As well as providing useful information via its website, it organises Zero Waste Action Weeks each year and brings together stakeholders in working groups and general meetings.

InvestCEC project factsheets: how to initiate circular economy projects at local level

The InvestCEC project aimed to bridge the gap between local action and EU-wide ambition. It produced five factsheets setting out guides and replication materials.

Irish Whole of Government Circular Economy Strategy 2026-2028: Accelerating Action

This strategy positions circularity as pivotal for Ireland's economic competitiveness, environmental sustainability and social wellbeing.
It aims to take Ireland from a linear model to a regenerative, closed-loop system where materials are kept in use for as long as possible. Actions and targets for specific sectors (construction, agriculture, retail, packaging, textiles & electronic equipment) are included, with a view to reducing material resource consumption and boosting repair, reuse and re-usable products and materials.

BIORADAR Replication Facility: tools and courses to accelerate Europe’s bio-based transition

The BIORADAR project, supported by the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking, has set up a Replication Facility. This is a free, user-friendly digital platform offering tools, methodologies and a dedicated online course.

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