Presentación de Ulla Britt Kramer durante la capacitación organizada por el Consejo Profesional de Ingeniería Civil "Destaques de la Conferencia Internacional sobre Sostenibilidad Edilicia"
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Presentación de Ulla Britt Kramer durante la capacitación organizada por el Consejo Profesional de Ingeniería Civil "Destaques de la Conferencia Internacional sobre Sostenibilidad Edilicia"
Innovative and digital solutions for circularity and sustainability in textilesCISUFLO
CISUFLO project was presented during the “Workshop on Innovative and digital solutions for circularity and sustainability in textiles” organized by the European Commission DG Growth, last 15th October.
Dr. Jan Vincent Jordan, on behalf of RWTH Aachen, introduced CISUFLO as potential best practices on how digitalisation supports sustainability and on how SMEs can be supported in digitalization (with a focus on RWTH Aachen “Systemic Transition Support Tool”). During the workshop the DG CNECT presented the concept of the Digital Product Passport and DG RTD explained the “Research & Innovation for Sustainable and Circular Textiles”. The EC’s priority on the sustainability and circular economy underlines once again how important it is that CISUFLO is working in this direction to lead the flooring sector in Europe towards the circular economy.
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DRIVE 2017 | 26 October - CIRCULAR DESIGN - Building CircularCLICKNL
Creating design and business strategies for circular buildings
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ERIAFF Conference 2014
Seinäjoki, Finland
Niklas von Weymarn, Vice President of Research (LINK to the presentation)
Metsä Fibre Ltd., Finland
"Bio-based Industries PPP"
Piedmont Region towards Public Procurement for Innovation: the ongoing process - by Stefania Crotta - Head of Sustainable Energy Development Unit, Directorate for Innovation Research, University and Sustainable Energy Development Piedmont Region
NGOs engaging in the field of Green Public Procurement (GPP)Giuliana Longworth
This presentation looks at the possibilities for NGOs to influence the criteria development process work on GPP at the European level.
Carsten Wachholz (EEB)
Presentation given by Anja De Cunto, EUROCITIES, at Open & Agile Smart Cities' annual Connected Smart Cities & Communities Conference 2020 on 23 January in Brussels, Belgium
DRIVE 2017 | 26 October - CIRCULAR DESIGN - Building CircularCLICKNL
Creating design and business strategies for circular buildings
What opportunities arise when using the Circular Design approach - as used in the CIRCO program for products, services and systems - for designing a building? Let’s share insights and create strategies! We will continue on the cases and challenges from the previous session and get to work to learn about circular opportunities, together with CIRCO trainers Pieter van Os and Marien Korthorst. Powered by BNA and CIRCO.
Moderators: Pieter van Os, Marien Korthorst
A sustainable future vision of coachworks, from strategy to productdavidguiza
The Micro Delivery System (MDS) proposal achieved by this project, is a new kind of business for Combigroep Carrosserieën in order to extend its potential market following the regulations and trends about transportation and logistics in the European Union.
ERIAFF Conference 2014
Seinäjoki, Finland
Niklas von Weymarn, Vice President of Research (LINK to the presentation)
Metsä Fibre Ltd., Finland
"Bio-based Industries PPP"
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The Best of two Worlds Project (Bo2W) - Possible solution strategies
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The Best of two Worlds Project (Bo2W)
Possible solution strategies
Andreas Manhart
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1 Better access to downstream markets
Idea:
● Dubious business practices by intermediate parties between collection
and end-refining that can result in money losses for collectors.
● If formal recycling enterprises have a better access to downstream
markets, they would be an economically better position.
● This is tried out in this Bo2W-project.
Open points:
● Most recyclers in developing countries and emerging economies are
still quite small.
● Developing the market access for such enterprises is a challenging
task.
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2 Focus on B2B markets
Idea:
● Competition not only on price, but also on recycling quality.
● Also big and multinational companies should make sure that they
dispose e-waste and batteries with competent partners.
● Public sector should set an example.
Open points:
● Private and public waste tendering processes need to be adapted.
● “Sound recycling” needs to be clearly defined (standards &
certification needed).
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3 Ban worst polluting practices
Idea:
● Worst polluting practices such as car-tire burning, cable burning and
unsound lead-acid battery recycling should be sanctioned.
Open points:
● Environmental sound alternatives needed.
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Co-operations between informal and formal
recycling
Idea:
● Informal recyclers will continue to play a role in collection and
dismantling.
● But critical fractions should be handed over to sound recyclers (e.g.
cables, undrained lead-acid batteries, plastics, CRT-glass).
● Informal collectors and recyclers should be paid for deliveries.
Open points:
● Who pays for the premium?
● Sound recycling needs to be defined.
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5 Financing via EPR
Idea:
● “Producers” (players that bring products on the market) are held
responsible for environmentally sound management of an e-waste /
car-waste volume equivalent to those brought onto the market.
● Producers can either build a management system by themselves or
financially contribute to sound management.
Open points:
● Some types of EPR-financing-systems are vulnerable to corruption.
● While brand-name companies are mostly willing to join such systems,
the large number and diversity of importers makes the creation of
such a system challenging.
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6 Local disposal options for hazardous waste
Idea:
● Recyclers get the possibility to dispose negative value fractions
cheaply or free-of charge.
● Possibly even free pick-up service for defined waste fractions such as
CRT-glass.
Open points:
● Governments need to make appropriate decisions.
● Who pays for it?
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7 Provide start-up capital
Idea:
● Formal recycling companies are challenged with cash-flow problems:
While they need to pay for collection, processing, storage and
transport, they only receive money after output fractions arrived at
downstream markets (mostly located in other world regions).
● Mid-sized credits can help to bridge these gaps and enable rapid
growth.
● By rapid growth, economies of scale can reduce overall costs.
Open points:
● High interest rates for these type of business models in developing
countries and emerging economies.
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Possible strategies
1. Better access to downstream markets
2. Focus on B2B markets
3. Ban worst polluting practices
4. Co-operations between informal and formal recycling
5. Financing via EPR
6. Local disposal options for hazardous waste
7. Provide start-up capital
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Many Thanks for Your Attention!
Andreas Manhart
Oeko-Institut
Phone: +49 89 12590077
E-Mail: a.manhart@oeko.de
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