Circular Systemic Solutions for water, biowaste, plastics and packaging – CircSyst
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Circular economy business models are essential on a planet that is asking us to stop using its resources beyond its capacity to renew itself.
However, measures taken individually are unlikely to bring about global change. Therefore, systemic innovations that spreads across different territories are required to achieve the objectives set by the European Green Deal and subsequent Circular Economy Action Plans.
But which sectors are the most appropriate to address? Is it possible to research innovative circular solutions that can be systematically transferred and replicated in other regions?
CircSyst is dedicated to driving the transition to a circular economy through the implementation of large-scale pilot systems designed to be widely replicated across Europe. The project focuses on three key value chains identified in the European Commission’s Circular Economy Action Plan: water management, biological waste, and plastics and packaging. Committed to the principles of the circular economy, it will serve as an example of potential circular business models that can be adapted and replicated across Europe.
To this end, nine demonstration projects have been established in different regions, with the aim of improving sustainability through the application of holistic circular models related to water management strategies, biological waste recovery, and packaging waste reduction and recycling.
Secondly, these solutions have been designed considering the specific challenges of each demonstrator’s geographical area, focusing on cooperation, with the aim of replicating and scaling them up in the future, so that they are replicable and scalable for future applications in other regions.
Finally, by promoting cross-sectoral and cross-border collaboration, CircSyst aims to contribute significantly to the European Circular Cities and Regions Initiative (CCRI), helping to bridge the gaps in knowledge, skills and awareness identified by the European Commission.
CircSyst is more than a project; it is a commitment to creating a sustainable future by promoting the principles of the circular economy throughout Europe, showing how innovative and systemic solutions can drive new business models that promote sustainability and circular economic activity in different regions and territories, and that the sum of all these efforts can achieve global impact.
CircSyst applies the Circular Cities and Regions Initiative’s three-phase CCRI methodology (Mapping, Design and Implementation) to develop tailor-made circular systemic solutions. Through interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary collaboration between governments, businesses, academia and citizens, it offers holistic strategies to close material cycles and drive sustainable change.
CircSyst is an initiative funded by Horizon Europe that brings together 32 partners from eight European countries with the aim of promoting the circular economy. Led by AIJU, over the course of 36 months, the project will implement large-scale pilot systems focused on three key areas: water management, biological waste, and plastics and packaging.
CircSyst “Circular Systemic Solutions for water, biowaste, plastics and packaging”.
File number: CircSyst HORIZON-CL6-2023-CircBio-02-1 – Project: 101135505
Start date: 01/06/2024
Duration: 36 months
Status: Initiated
Subsidized amount: 10.244.330,61 €
COORDINATOR CONTACT
Name: Joaquín Vilaplana
Telephone: 965554475
E-mail: joaquinvilaplana@aiju.es
Research and Innovation Programme Grant Agreement ID: 101135505
Linked to the smart specialisation strategy line S3: Green and Sustainable Transition
