We organise our actions in six thematic & strategic agendas:
Strategic Agendas:
Bio-economy
Circular Construction
Chemicals/Plastics
Manufacturing Industry
Food Chain
Water Cycles
Seven leverages provide additional support:
Leverage effects:
Lever Policy Instruments
Lever Circular Procurement
Lever Communication
Lever Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Lever Financing
Lever Jobs & Skills
Lever Research
What, why and how?
Why are we pursuing a circular economy?
Future visions 2050
How do we see our circular future?
About our management
Who steers what at Flanders Circular?
In Antwerp alone, thousands of bicycles are abandoned every year. ERTS Cycles recovers these discarded bikes and rebuilds them into a contemporary, artisan bicycle. In this way, they combine the quality of classic models with components according to contemporary standards.
The frames of craft bikes are often of better quality than those of modern bikes. That is why ERTS uses those authentic frames of discarded bikes, made between 1970 and 1990, as the basis of modern versions, but with the quality of then. Each bike is finished with contemporary components, allowing ERTS to offer the quality of a completely new bike. By working with a fixed set of components, the bikes are also uniformly repairable.
These refurbished frames meet all norms and standards, so they can even fall into the "better than new" category. To dismantle, check, adjust, sandblast and repaint them, ERTS works together with De Sprong vzw, a tailor-made company for professionals distanced from the labour market.
More information and a catalogue can be found at https://ertscycles.com/