16 Sept. - Co. Kildare, Ireland - From left, Robert Devlin, General Manager and Executive Director at Meade Farm Group; Eileen Hanan, HR & Payroll Manager at Meade Farm Group; David McCormack, Director of Sustainable Manufacturing at IMR; and Marty Whelan, Irish Radio Personality, during the 2022 IMR Manufacturing and Supply Chain Awards. Photo: Paul Sherwood.

Join us on the 28th of September to discuss the challenges & opportunities associated with scaling industrial symbiosis and the circular economy Check the full agenda here Register for the CircLean event Register now to join us for the upcoming CircLean Open Innovation Workshop to be hosted by CIRCULÉIRE’s Industry Member Aryzta , in Grange Castle Business Park and online. The event will take place from 1:30 to 5 pm on 28 September 2022 This open innovation workshop will p

CIRCULÉIRE sponsors the first circular economy award of its kind in Ireland. Check out the six companies shortlisted. Congratulations to Cirtex, HealthBeacon, iQuTech, Meade Farm Group, Novelplast and VivaGreen Group for being shortlisted for the Circular Economy Leadership Award at the 2022 IMR Manufacturing & Supply Chain Awards #IMRAwards. This is Ireland's first circular economy award and CIRCULÉIRE is proud to sponsor the category and commend all the companies who appl

Register to participate on Wed, 14th Sept., at 11 am, via Zoom Click here to register Join us for CIRCULÉIRE’s free-to-attend Public Webinar showcasing the findings from our 2022 Thematic Working Group on End-of-Waste and By-Product Notification. End-of-waste and by-product notifications play a key role in a circular economy by helping to establish a market for a wide range of secondary raw materials, improving resource management, encouraging symbiotic industrial practices

Ceremony takes place on September 16th at Kilashee Hotel, Co. Kildare The finalists for the 2022 IMR Manufacturing & Supply Chain Awards have been announced and nine of CIRCULÉIRE’s Industry Members hold twelve nominations across all categories open for submission this year. See the list below: APL a Comar Company - Best Training & Development Programme Award Sponsored By Ibec; Best Use of Robotics Award Sponsored By Mitsubishi Aryzta Ireland - Health & Safety Project of

Meet the awardees and take a deep dive into their innovative circular business The five awardees were announced during CIRCULÉIRE’s panel at the Manufacturing and Supply Chain Expo on the 25th of May 2022. On May 31st CIRCULÉIRE, in partnership with Tangent, Trinity’s Ideas Space , kicked off the 2022 Circular Venture Innovation & Mentoring Programme. In this first meeting, the new cohort had the opportunity to meet their fellow awardees’ peers and take the first step towar

Deadline for applications is 31st of July and the award ceremony takes place on September 16th, at Kilashee Hotel, Co. Kildare Click here to apply for the Circular Economy Leadership category Click here to apply for the Sustainable Manufacturer of the Year Updated on 27th June 2022: the deadline for applications was extended. The new deadline is 31st of July 2022. Don’t miss this opportunity! CIRCULÉIRE is pleased to sponsor Ireland’s first “Circular Economy Leadership”

“Circular Ventures: Drivers & Opportunities” will take place at the 2022 Manufacturing & Supply Chain Expo Click here to attend the 2022 Manufacturing & Supply Chain Expo (FREE) See CIRCULÉIRE’s full range of activities at 2022 Manufacturing & Supply Chain Expo (RDS Simonscourt,Dublin) Among a range of activities, CIRCULÉIRE will host the panel “Circular Ventures: Drivers & Opportunities” on May 25th, during the (in-person) 2022 Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference and

Join us on 25th May 2022, at RDS Simmonscourt, Dublin Click here to register for CIRCULÉIRE’s Workshop “Supporting Industry to Embrace Circularity” (FREE) taking place at the 2022 Manufacturing & Supply Chain Expo (registration is also FREE) Would your business like to understand how to capture circular advantage? If yes, CIRCULÉIRE would like to invite you to participate in the “Industry Stakeholder Workshop: Supporting Industry to Embrace Circularity” on the 25th of May,

The event will take place on 25th and 26th May 2022, at RDS Simmonscourt, Dublin Note: Due to external circumstances, the 2022 National Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference and Exhibition will now take place in RDS Simmonscourt, Dublin, not at Citywest Hotel as planned initially. CIRCULÉIRE is excited to be hosting a range of activities during the 2022 Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference and Exhibition taking place on the 25th and 26th of May 2022, at RDS Simmonscour

Transition Year students learned about circularity through life-cycle analysis of a smartphone “Do you know what circular economy is?” followed by nods and curious eyes was how CIRCULÉIRE started its presentation as part of Engineers Week 2022. Later on during the workshop, students reflected on their smartphones and how they could redesign them considering the circular economy through a practical exercise using the principles of life-cycle analysis (LCA). LCA is a method u

CIRCULÉIRE member participated at the Irish Pavilion during Dubai Expo Global Goals Week. Check the highlights. January was an important month with CIRCULÉIRE being represented by its Industry Member TheZeroNet in an international event: the Circular Europe Days in Dubai. Paul McSweeney, The ZeroNet’s CEO, delivered a speech about “Scaling up circularity”, introducing his company and CIRCULÉIRE’s work to the audience, which demonstrated its interest by the Q&A directed larg

Five applications to the competitive 2022 Innovation Fund call were selected to receive grants for circular economy innovation projects. Updated on 27th June 2022: included information about the fifth project, C-SUP. CIRCULÉIRE is delighted to introduce the Innovation Fund Awardees for 2022. Following a very competitive round of submissions to the 2022 Innovation Fund call (which closed on 31st October 2021) and an international peer-review process the following four circu

Circular Europe Days will take place on 17th and 18th of January during Dubai Expo Global Goals Week CIRCULÉIRE will be represented by its Industry Member TheZeroNet during the Circular Europe Days in Dubai. The event will take place on the 17th and 18th of January 2022 during the Dubai Expo Global Goals Week , which coincides with the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week . During the Circular Europe Days, the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform’s (EUCESP) Coordination

Check out the highlights and recording from our 2021 fireside chat with TerraCycle/Loop’s CEO On the 6th December 2021, we hosted virtually Tom Szaky, CEO and founder of TerraCycle / Loop , as the keynote for CIRCULÉIRE's 2021 Public Circular Economy Lecture . During this one-hour fireside chat, Tom was interviewed by Dr Geraldine Brennan, CIRCULÉIRE Lead and Head of Circular Economy at Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR) to explore some of the challenges TerraCycle has enco

TerraCycle’s CEO and founder will talk about eliminating waste through circularity We are delighted to announce that Tom Szaky, CEO and founder of TerraCycle, is the key-note for CIRCULÉIRE's 2021 Circular Economy Lecture (virtual) on Monday, December 6th, 2021, from 4 - 5 pm (Irish Time). TerraCycle is a private US-based business headquartered in Trenton, New Jersey, that operates in 21 countries, turning non-recyclable pre-consumer and post-consumer waste into raw material

Our conference reinforced how circular economy is a key tool in Ireland’s decarbonization strategy On the 24th of November 2021, CIRCULÉIRE held its annual conference “Accelerating the transition to a Circular Economy” as part of the National Manufacturing & Supply Chain Expo at RDS Simmonscourt, Dublin. The half-day event reinforced how circular economy is a key tool in Ireland’s decarbonisation strategy. CIRCULÉIRE’s strategic partners and network members shared insights in

CIRCULÉIRE is thrilled to have been part of the successful bid to host the 2023 circular economy innovation hotspot event in Dublin. The consortia was led by the The Rediscovery Centre in collaboration with Dublin City Council, the Eastern Midlands Waste Management Region and CIRCULÉIRE with support from over thirty organizations from government department and agencies to industry, academia and the not for profit sector alike. For the first time ever, there will be an event i

Ahead of our upcoming hybrid 2021 Circular Economy Conference at National Manufacturing & Supply-Chain Expo this Wednesday, 24th November 2021 - meet our growing network of cross-sectoral members who are on the journey to transition from a linear to circular business models with support from CIRCULEIRE. Check out the Network Members: Associate Members Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Automotive Decotek Built Environment Farrell Furniture Freefoam Plastics

Circular Innovation Insights From c.12:30 to 1:30pm on Wednesday, 24th November 2021, hear from CIRCULEIRE’s team and IMR’s specialists about circular innovation insights. Sophie Reynolds ​, Circular Economy Technologist​, IMR, will be reflecting on “ Circular Innovation Opportunities & Sectoral Best Practice ” Dr Mohamed Abokersh ​, Senior Circular Economy Researcher, IMR, will introduce “CIRCULÉIRE's Circular Maturity Toolkit ” Dr Damian Coughlan​ , Senior Circular Economy