Participants in the first International CIRCO Chain Track on e-bike batteries are working towards a European circular e-bike battery ecosystem, operational before February 2027. The first pilots are taking shape.

Know What's in Your Product, and Turn That Into an Advantage. Our partner Circonnect launches free guidelines for HVAC and Machinery to collect relevant data for a Raw Materials and…

Fueled by the energy of the new year, we’ve recently taken important steps to expand CIRCO internationally. In this short update, you’ll read about the launch of a new Hub…

In July, a new CIRCO Teacher Training Class took place in Bangkok! Fifteen participants from diverse backgrounds - ranging from researchers and lecturers to sustainability advisors and creative professionals -…

Bertelsmann Stiftung conducted a study on the impact of CIRCO through our German CIRCO Hub NRW, hosted by Effizienz-Agentur NRW (efa). This study explored the support and guidance companies need…

Where regular CIRCO Tracks support companies individually in developing a circular vision and discovering new business opportunities, Chain-Tracks set entire product chains in motion: "It's time to fast-track the return…

Nigeria's CIRCO Hub is dedicated to helping businesses transition to circular economy models by using the globally recognized CIRCO method. Designed to meet Nigeria's specific needs, the Hub will offer…

The SMARBLE bathtub project presents an innovative, value-added solution for the waste generated by marble quarrying. While the reference product is made from solid blocks, the SMARBLE bathtub is made…

Planet Ark's Australian Circular Economy Hub (ACE Hub) partners with CIRCO NL to bring their circular economy training to Australia, starting with Victoria.

Nigeria's population is growing very rapidly. By 2050, its population is even expected to exceed that of the US. This enormous growth is accompanied by an increasing need for sustainable…

The bicycle is recognised as the most eco-friendly mode of transportation. However, it took the bike industry a comparatively long time to understand its own responsibility for sustainable design and…

Pieter van Os, Program Manager at CIRCO International, and Simon Ng, CEO of the Business Environment Council (BEC), expressed their mutual commitment to establish a CIRCO Hub in Hong Kong…

"We are aware that the environmental impact from the healthcare sector is tremendously significant." Maarten van Dijk, Facility Advisor at Omring

Since the end of October, Impact Hub Yerevan has been working hard to empower participants in the CIRCO Business Design Track to become key contributors to Armenia’s circular transformation

Will we have sufficient skilled workers to design repairable products and to repair them? ‘Only a small change in emphasis is needed in education’, says commercial designer and professor in…

Dutch CIRCO method for circular design ends up third in EEPA.

What can you, as a supplier and manufacturer of cranes and offshore equipment, do about sustainability and circularity? Mechanical engineer Dilu Beenker and a team of colleagues are looking for…

CIRCO represents the Netherlands at the finals of the European Awards for Entrepreneurship Promotion (EEPA), in the category 'Supporting the sustainable transition'.

CIRCO Hub Portugal’s team organized a Track on circular business models, targeting the wine packaging value chain. They did so in cooperation with the Alentejo Regional Winegrowing Commission, in Portugal.

In collaboration with Fraunhofer IZM, CIRCONNECT organized an expert session for the Circular Design Forum.

Last month Germany's largest design event took place: the Munich Creative Business Week.

SGN presents "Toys that Last". A series of workshops for the global toy industry to stimulate the reuse, repair, and recycling of toys towards a circular economy.

On December 8, CIRCO International and five of the International CIRCO Hubs gathered. An important reason for the recurring online event is to keep connected with the community, but also…

This month Pieter van Os, Program Manager CIRCO International, visited Hong Kong as part of a larger trip through Asia. With a Dutch high profile delegation working on the intersection…

This month Pieter van Os, Program Manager CIRCO International, visited Thailand as part of a larger trip through Asia. Thailand is working hard on its Bio-Circular-Green (BCG) program and has…

6 insights about Design for Recycling within the plastics sector During the Circular Plastics Conference 2022, attention was paid to all interdependent areas in the plastics value chain. From sorting…

Last week Pieter van Os, Program Manager CIRCO International, visited Singapore as part of a larger trip through Asia. Singapore turns out not to be the easiest country to get…

Hewlett-Packard Singapore and the Singapore Institute of Management have partnered with SkillsFuture SG, Singapore’s National Education Programme for upskilling and continued learning, to uplevel the sustainable manufacturing and procurement capabilities…

During the Dutch Design Week in October an online conference about circular design in China took place. Program Manager for CIRCO International Pieter van Os, together with creative director for…

There is a rapid increase in the use of especially Li-ion batteries in consumer mobility, electronics and energy systems. These chains are still mostly linear, so that new raw materials…