European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform

🚨 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

YOUR OPINION WANTED: improve EU #Product legislation - specifically regarding the #CircularEconomy and the #DigitalTransition.

The New Legislative Framework needs an upgrade - to include for instance, the #DPP. Your feedback counts!

#Consultation is open until 4 Feb 2026 ✏️

▶️ bit.ly/3M5VqkQ

📽️Starting soon: a comprehensive strategy for nature-based biodegradable materials

On the agenda:
📍Nature-based biodegradable materials as a strategic opportunity for the EU
📍Gaps to be resolved in policy frameworks
📍New market challenges and opportunities

📄More info: link.europa.eu/tFbNt9

"Circular bioeconomy – making the best possible use of natural resources". Images of coffee grounds, food waste, banana leaves and sewage ponds.

Our website has plenty of items on the circular bioeconomy.

This one looks at the EU-funded BIOVALSA project:

it aims to develop ways to manufacture bioplastics from the 800 000 tons of plant waste generated each year by the Valencian agricultural sector!

🌿bit.ly/3NEbiLQ

A man repairing something, with young people sitting watching

Repair Café Mostar is now open in Bosnia and Herzegovina!
It started just recently and now
🔹offers free sessions to the public, and
🔹carries out repairs, using 3D printers to replace obsolete parts!
bit.ly/4r2fEdY
#RepairCafe #Mostar

@nat-eesc.bsky.social @eesc.bsky.social

#Nature-based materials? They have been around forever, always come back for a new life, can support a regenerative and #circular #bioeconomy, reduce resources dependencies and increase EU competitiveness.

📅26 January 2026

🖥️webcast will be available

Read more ▶ bit.ly/4r2SxQJ
#Public #Hearing

New #PolicyBrief - Digital Product Passports: the golden thread through textile recycling? 👖👕👚

In this paper, 20 companies were interviewed to give their insights about what could be done at policy level to increase #DPP efficiency towards a #Circular #Textile industry.

Read on ▶ bit.ly/3YC4AbG

'Have your say', with a photo of a bottle floating in water and the European Commission logo

The European Commission is organising a public consultation to gather input for next year's evaluation of the Single-Use Plastics Directive.

Is the Directive still fit for purpose? What should be changed or added? Give your views by 17 March!
👉bit.ly/3Nq7j5s

Navigating the EU circular economy legislation’s impact on India’s textile and clothing sector, 11.00–12.00 CET, 20 January

Do you export textiles or clothing to the EU from India? You'll need to know about the new ecodesign requirements.

This free webinar will:
🔹help SMEs exporting to the EU adapt to the change
🔹give an overview of relevant EU and international standards

When? 11:00 CET on 20 January
👉bit.ly/49xDSWr

New report from @eea.europa.eu on achieving 8th #Environment Action Programme objectives is out, and it's not all good news.
While progress is underway with air pollution and eco-innovation, the #circulareconomy is still lagging behind to reach the programme's ambitions.
More here ▶️ bit.ly/4jEAaPJ

Have your say on EU-wide end-of-waste criteria for plastic! European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform - A joint initiative by the European Commission and the European Economic and Social Committee

🚨 Have your say on EU-wide end-of-waste criteria for plastic!

The European Commission has produced a draft regulation outlining when plastic waste will no longer count as waste - and they are looking for feedback!

Deadline: 26 January 2026

➡️ bit.ly/4aVhCZ0

Interactive business breakfast – Circular economy focus 2026. Circular Economy Clud Gold Coast. Thurs 15 Jan. What global leaders are funding now: circular economy lessons for 2026. Photos of the 4 speakers

The ECESP's chair, Ladeja Godina Košir will be speaking at a workshop exploring circular economy education around the world and EU-Australia circular economy collaboration. See what's going on Downunder!
🕛22:15 CET 14 Jan-00:30 CET 15 Jan (hybrid!) – don't forget to buy your ticket.
bit.ly/3Z0R9lA

"Circular bioeconomy – making the best possible use of natural resources.". Images of coffee grounds, food waste, banana leaves and sewage ponds.

Our website has plenty of items on the circular bioeconomy - this one looks at a marketplace selling bio-based and circular materials.
It's called MaterialDistrict, and it's a great place to find new and interesting materials, such as tiles made from orange peel or coffee waste!
👉bit.ly/3YZ9VK6

💡 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

#Reuse for #good? You bet. But to effectively tackle overconsumption and waste, we need clear #targets that look beyond recycling

This report from @rreuse.bsky.social proposes new specific targets to make sure the power of reuse can unleash its true potential in the #circulareconomy

bit.ly/4q8ldYp

Want to start the New Year by finding out more about the #CircularEconomy? Then check out our #ECESP podcast: Let's Talk.

6️⃣ episodes on the topics of circular construction, behaviour change, food waste, packaging, cities and more.

🎧 bit.ly/L3tsTalk

'We wish you a happy, peaceful end to the year and all the best for 2026 - We’ll be back on 5 January.' With the ECESP logo

We're coming to the end of the year – and what a year it has been! Key legislation, ECESP events in Europe and beyond and a new Coordination Group.

See some of the highlights: bit.ly/4qfREUk

EUR 540 million available for decarbonisation and clean tech solutions - Horizon Europe

EUR 540 million have been allocated for innovative solutions in the fields of decarbonisation of energy-intensive industries and clean technologies for climate action under a new Horizon Europe call.
Circularity is a strong component: see our webpage for more details: bit.ly/4p2opU0

"Circular bioeconomy – making the best possible use of natural resources.". Images of coffee grounds, food waste, banana leaves and sewage ponds.

Our website has plenty of items on the circular bioeconomy. This one looks at a Dutch company making bioplastic from organic waste!
BE O Lifestyle makes:
💧 water bottles from sugar cane residue
🍵 coffee cups from used vegetable oils

👉bit.ly/44VweUD

❓Did you know we have over 600 reports, studies & position papers on our website?

💡 Recent additions cover topics such as the upcoming Circular Economy Act (#CEA), single-use plastics and #EPR, employment, paper circularity, scrap steel, and more!

Discover our knowledge section ➡ bit.ly/3YuYHwD

📢 ¡Su atención!

#Circular connections in Latin America, anyone? Submit your innovative proposals for #sustainable economy in #Chile.

Call for expressions of interest is open until 10 Feb 2026, with 5 key sectors in focus.

Read more ▶️ bit.ly/EUCh1le

The Circular Venture Blueprint: A Guide for Entrepreneurship Support Organisations

Have a look at this guide tailored for Entrepreneurship Support Organisations. Get insights from organisations that have directly supported circular economy ventures in India and Africa, as part of the Circular Economy Innovation Clusters programme funded by the IKEA Foundation.

bit.ly/3MjgwMi

"Circular bioeconomy – making the best possible use of natural resources". Images of coffee grounds, food waste, banana leaves and sewage ponds.

Our website has plenty of items on the circular bioeconomy. This one looks at a report on BioBoosters hackathons - workshops which look for solutions to specific bioeconomy-related challenges.
Have a look at what you can do with hemp stalks!
bit.ly/48QZyMU

No excuses for #FoodWaste and #FoodLoss!
Are you involved in the good fight? Visit the EU Food Loss and Waste Prevention Hub to:

📌 Access a rich database of resources
📌 Stay up to date with EU funded projects
📌 Get inspired by best case stories from EU Member States

Read more: 🍽️ bit.ly/F00dHub