Bikes against façades, in narrow passages, or scattered across small squares… it’s a familiar urban sight. ROOILIJN Architecture and Atelier Scheldeman, with support from the Flemish Government...
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Construction
Construction
01/06/2026
RoofYou
With BossCover Circular and Modudeck, Biesmans Group, through RoofYou, develops fully demountable roofing systems that enable reuse across multiple life cycles. By choosing screw and click connections...
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Construction
Construction
13/07/2025
Hylobouw: circular building of tomorrow, in the classroom today
Hybrid learning environment and modular building kit bring biobased and circular building to life in education
The construction sector of tomorrow
In 15 years, the constr
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From surplus to something you actually want to taste: that’s what the Belgian food label Gützi does. Local organic farmers pool their surplus vegetables so that nothing goes to waste. A Gützi...
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Food chains
Food chains
23/06/2025
Ons Dagelijks Groen
Doing more with leek greenery
The fate of the green leek leaf? Straight into the trash! As if it’s the victim of the vegetable drawer – just another piece of waste.
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Food chains
Food chains
05/05/2025
Waste Warriors
Fighting together against food waste
Never again ferment or waste fruits and vegetables: that's the mission of Waste Warriors.
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Purified paint rinse water
Clean Water Global offers a complete solution to clean paint rinse water and give raw materials a second life.
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Water
Water
10/04/2025
Heau: instant hot water with Therm-eau technology
Never wait again for hot water from the shower faucet thanks to Heau's smart, sustainable water technology.
Instant hot water
On average, we wait a full minute before ste
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Water
Water
27/03/2025
Robi: nice water from the bud
No more bottled water? With the filter capsules from Belgian company Robi, you control the taste of your tap water.
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Why throw away your old floor when you can reuse it? With Tarkett’s ReUse® and ReStart® programmes, old flooring gets a second life. From linoleum and vinyl offcuts to used carpets and click flooring...
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Manufacturing
Manufacturing
08/06/2026
Fair-Repair
Did you know that in 2024, Belgians brought nearly 200,000 tons of old electronic devices to collection points? A large share of these were perfectly repairable. Through Fair-Repair’s online platform...
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Manufacturing
Manufacturing
01/06/2026
Greensleep
Greensleep develops mattresses and sleeping furniture based on natural materials such as natural latex, wool and organic cotton. By designing with disassembly, reuse and local processing in mind, the...
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At Labconsort, lab equipment gets a second chance: cleverly reused, expertly refurbished.
Less for more
Buying less new equipment, reusing, repairing and recycling more:
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Bio economy
Bio economy
27/03/2025
Plinius Labs
From sunscreen to Vanilla: green innovations from Plinius Labs
Did you know that the minerals in eggshells can protect you from UV rays?
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Chemistry/plastics
Chemistry/plastics
03/03/2025
PolyConnect Recycling
Plastic drainage pipes for drinking or wastewater get second life
Plastic tubes? They are used for more than you think.
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For a cross-border, sustainable construction industry
The Interreg project Build-Value promotes the use of sustainable building materials.
A sector in transition
The con
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Bio economy
Bio economy
14/05/2025
Empro
From chicken feather to circular raw material
Empro developed a patented processing process to convert chicken residue streams into valuable components for animal feed, a
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Bio economy
Bio economy
09/05/2025
Vlastic
Why flax is changing the future of circular materials
“Life in Vlastic, it's fantastic": those who keep up with the latest trends in circular materials have been singing
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The circular economy is not just about innovations, products and services. We want to help buyers understand it on a deeper level, so they are open to it and ask questions about it. That way, circular...
Local authorities play a key role in the circular transition. Through Circular cities & regions, we support cities and municipalities in setting up, strengthening, and connecting circular projects...
Over the past few years, various actions have been implemented and initiatives launched in connection with the circular food chain. We highlight some of them here: