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European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform
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A joint initiative by @ec.europa.eu and @eesc.bsky.social, the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform brings together stakeholders active in the broad field of the circular economy in Europe. Find us at circulareconomy.europa.eu
In 2024, 12% of materials in the EU came from #recycling, finds new #Eurostat data.
While progress between 2023 and 2024 was just 0.1%, this is still the highest recycling rate so far. Top performing countries include Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Estonia and Malta.

Read more ▶️ link.europa.eu/4gWpMD
November 25, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Are you aware of the potential of #bioeconomy but don’t really know where to start with your #investment plan?
EU #advisory support 💡 is available and this info session on 27 November will tell you all about it! Register by 26 Nov to learn how to apply and get support.

▶️ link.europa.eu/tBvv4V
November 24, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Work will be carried out on the ECESP website from 21 Nov evening to 27 Nov evening:
💠 the website will only be offline on Thursday morning
💠the secretariat will NOT be able to add anything to the website throughout this entire period. Please send content to [email protected]!
November 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Why is the EU pushing the bioeconomy?
Well, one reason is that bio-based products can replace fossil-based ones, following circular principles. For instance, car parts & eye glass frames from olive pruning waste!
Find out more here: lnkd.in/evmsTPZG
#Bioeconomy
November 21, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Our website has plenty of items on the circular bioeconomy. This one looks at a company which uses coffee grounds to produce
💠mushrooms
💠earthworm humus as a soil improver
💠earthworms as fish feed
💠water containing fish waste for hydroponic vegetable cultivation!
bit.ly/4a5r8br
#CircularBioeconomy
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
💡 Interested in what is happening in the world of #CircularEconomy in Europe?

Check out our website for news, events & publications from stakeholders across Europe ➡ bit.ly/3VcawqR

Do you have interesting experiences, publications or events to share? Submit them here ➡ bit.ly/3WkQj33
November 18, 2025 at 10:38 AM
How can the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and #CircularEconomy policies better support the adoption of sustainable nutrient management practices in EU agriculture?

Find out during this webinar with leading experts, practitioners and policymakers

📆 25/11 14:00-16:00
📍 Online
➡️ bit.ly/48hKF7k
November 17, 2025 at 10:26 AM
🥳 Congratulations to Ladeja Godina Košir and Agnieszka Sznyk for their election as chair and co-chair of the #ECESP Coordination Group.

We wish them a fruitful mandate! 🍊🍍🍎
November 14, 2025 at 3:46 PM
✨ First meeting of the new #ECESP Coordination Group to kick start their work!

They discussed upcoming priorities related to the #CircularEconomy and their workplan for the next year. The meeting featured presentations on the CEA, environment and finance.

Looking forward to the next 2,5 years! 🚀
November 14, 2025 at 2:26 PM
📣 Applications are open for the Circular Business Awards 2026!

The EU CERC's annual award is aimed at micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in countries eligible for official development assistance support. 

Apply by 7 December! ⬇️
♻️ Are you a company pursuing circularity? Or a young woman entrepreneur driving circular change?
Enabel & Sitra launch the 2026 EU CERC Business Awards.
🏆 2 prizes:
💡 Best Circular Business in Electronics & ICT
👩‍💼 Young Woman Entrepreneur in any sector
Info👉 t.ly/7qLGj
November 13, 2025 at 9:09 AM
☕ A company called Coffee!UP has adopted a unique cascade recycling system for used #CoffeeGrounds which is in line with the zero waste concept.

In this way, they support the #CircularEconomy and thus mitigate the impact on climate change.

🧐 Interested how they do it? Learn more 👉bit.ly/3JX9BaT
November 12, 2025 at 10:05 AM
The Nordic Circular Summit is a gathering point for changemakers, policymakers, researchers and businesses driving the transition to a regenerative #CircularEconomy

📆 19-20 November
📍 follow online with virtual matchmaking, exhibitions and dialogues
➡️ bit.ly/47UwDal
November 11, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Scaling up bio-based industries can strengthen the EU’s strategic autonomy and competitiveness, foster innovation and create growth and jobs

This study by the EIB focuses on three product classes within the bio-based industry that demonstrate significant potential for scaling up

bit.ly/3XkFHQV
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The projects awarded funding under the EU LIFE programme have been announced! Have a look at some of the projects promoting the circular economy, such as a Swedish project producing biopolymers from waste wood to reduce hazardous chemicals and plastics in packaging and textiles.
bit.ly/47wwH12
November 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Our website has plenty of items on the circular bioeconomy. This one looks at the circular bio-waste management handbook for local authorities, prepared under the Horizon 2020 project CityLoops.
It focuses on prevention, redistributing surplus food and using food and garden waste.
bit.ly/4hPnGDQ
November 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🗣️ Have your say on the #CircularEconomyAct! Share your views through the public consultation and Call for Evidence - open until 6 November midnight (Brussels time) ⬇️
November 5, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Making the #CircularEconomy easy to understand and act on - the aim of Circular ie

This digital hub provides information, advice and training intended to make circularity simple for everyone: what it is, what it means for you and what you can do about it

Discover the platform here➡️ bit.ly/49xULSr
November 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🍂 Interested in #CircularEconomy events in November? We have several interesting events on our Platform covering a range of topics ➡️ bit.ly/3KWR0bR

📝Do you have interesting experiences, publications or events to share with circular economy stakeholders? Submit them here ➡ bit.ly/3WkQj33
November 3, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Calling cities and regions! Join the CCRI Twinning Programme to:
🔹work on circular economy initiatives,
🔹learn more about topics relevant to your region,
🔹access additional opportunities within the CCRI, such as study visits and capacity-building activities.
Deadline extended!
bit.ly/4qxu9ax
October 31, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Our website has plenty of items on the circular bioeconomy.

This one looks at the EU OLIWA project which is focusing on making animal feed, functional ingredients, food packaging materials and biogas from olive waste and insects fed on it.
bit.ly/4oICGWd
#CircularBioeconomy
October 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Don’t miss the Paris InfraWeek session on Cities of Tomorrow – Reimagining urban infrastructure. Hear about how cities can balance rapid urbanisation, sustainability and livability while rethinking the way infrastructure is planned and financed.
4 Nov, in Paris or online
bit.ly/3LceYDo
October 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM
🥬How circular economy can help deliver the Global Biodiversity Framework?

Read this new brief by @ellenmacarthurfdn.bsky.social which underscores the circular economy’s potential to transform the whole economic system into one that values, preserves and regenerates nature 👉 bit.ly/48MyIY3
October 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
EC's public consultation and Call for Evidence for the upcoming #CircularEconomyAct is still open - have your say!

It will contribute to the ambition set out in the #CompetitivenessCompass and the #CleanIndustrialDeal to make the EU the world leader on the circular economy by 2030!

bit.ly/4m1blgV
European Commission consultation on the Circular Economy Act: still open!
European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform - A joint initiative by the European Commission and the European Economic and Social Committee
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October 27, 2025 at 11:46 AM
The EU Ecolabel:
💠helps businesses boost their environmental performance, drive innovation and stay competitive.
💠helps consumers cut through straight-up greenwashing
💠supports products and services that are energy efficient, durable and repairable.
See the latest facts and figures!
bit.ly/4qvYuGy
October 24, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Our website has plenty of items on the circular bioeconomy. This one looks at a biotechnology company making packaging and insulation material from mycelium and agricultural waste.
🔹A week to produce
🔹Can be tailored to requirements
🔹A great alternative to fossil-fuel-based plastics
bit.ly/3IWm6mM
October 23, 2025 at 10:39 AM