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6 March 2019

European sustainability award launched at Change the Change conference

Win 10,000 EUR and be recognised as a European leader of sustainable urban transformation with the 2019 Transformative Action Award The 2019 edition of the Transformative Action Award was launched today at ‘Change the Change’, an international conference on climate change, organised by ...
Sustainable Food Systems Circular Economy

25 February 2019

Cities share their actions to deal with food waste

According to the European Commission, around 88 million tonnes of food waste is generated annually with associated costs estimated at 143 billion euro. The cities of Cremona (Italy), Leiria (Portugal) and Sabadell (Spain) are just three cities hoping to tackle food waste and are currently implementi...
Circular Economy Biodiversity & NBS

4 February 2019

Amsterdam to host Europe’s first summit on fat, oil and grease

The first European Fat, Oil and Grease (FOG) summit is set to take place in Amsterdam (The Netherlands), 6 March 2019. The event will cover the entire Fat, Oil and Grease lifecycle: from the kitchens to the final recycling plant, providing global networking opportunities and learning experiences, p...
Built Environment & Culture Circular Economy

1 February 2019

City of Zurich shares knowledge in recycling concrete with European cities

ICLEI member Zurich’s (Switzerland) Environmental Protection and Health Agency recently hosted a three-day visit for European practitioners to showcase their experience in reusing and recycling construction and demolition waste (CDW). Experts from The Metropolitan City of Rome Capital (Italy)...
Circular Economy

30 January 2019

WasteInProgress puts the focus on the “pay-as-you-throw” system in cities

WasteInProgress, the international forum on municipal waste management, will focus its third edition on the “pay-as-you-throw” model and present successful case studies with waste collection models from cities all over the world with recycling results greater than 60%. Leipzig (Germany...
Circular Economy

15 January 2019

Valencia, Utrecht and Alba Iulia to host PlastiCircle pilots in 2019

A major European project on the circular economy for plastics will move into top gear in 2019, with a series of pilot projects taking place in three European cities in the same calendar year. In a recent interview, PlastiCircle co-ordinator César Aliaga said that 2019 will be a year of pilot...
Circular Economy

29 November 2018

Consumers favour biodegradable plastic solutions, according to major survey

A survey commissioned by the European Union-funded project CIRC-PACK has shed light on the habits and expectations of some 10,000 European consumers vis-à-vis plastics and plastic packaging. The results were revealed yesterday in a special circular packaging workshop at the CONAMA environment...
Procurement Circular Economy

20 November 2018

Malmö to host knowledge exchange programme on sustainable procurement

ICLEI Member Malmö (Sweden) will host a knowledge exchange programme from 6-8 March 2019, which will focus on contract management for strategic and sustainable public procurement. Together with contract managers from Malmö’s purchasing, cleaning and transport services, participants ...
Circular Economy Biodiversity & NBS

29 October 2018

Join ICLEI at the 3rd European nutrient event to discuss turning bio-based fertilisers into business opportunities

As part of the 3rd European Nutrient event taking place in Rimini (Italy), 8-9 November, ICLEI will host a roundtable titled ‘Growing sustainable business opportunities with bio-based fertilisers.’ The event, which is being organised by Ecomondo Scientific Technical Committee, European ...
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