Industry Perspectives From c.11am to c.12:30pm as part of CIRCULEIRE’ “ Accelerating the transition to a Circular Economy ” Conference on Wednesday 24th November 2021 hear from CIRCULEIRE’s Network Industry Members as they reflect on the circular drivers, barriers, and opportunities they are encountering in the pharmaceutical, food, and consumer electronics sectors respectively. Austin Geraghty ​, Global Health, Safety & Sustainability Snr Director, Hovione will be reflecti

The Circular Economy Policy Landscape post COP26 From 10:10 am to 11:30 am on Wednesday, 24th November 2021, hear from CIRCULEIRE’s three Strategic Partners as they reflect on Ireland’s evolving circular economy landscape post COP26 and what it means for Irish industry and society. Leslie Carberry , Principle Officer, Department for the Environment, Climate Action and Communications (DECC) will be speaking about “Making Ireland's Circular Economy transition happen” Mary Fr

Register to join us on 24th Nov, at the Main Stage of the 2021 National Manufacturing & Supply-Chain Expo CIRCULÉIRE and IMR in collaboration with our Strategic Partners, Department of the Environment, Climate, and Communications (DECC) , Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) , EIT Climate-KIC and our Industry Members are pleased to announce the full line-up of speakers for our 2021 @CIRCULÉIRE Conference taking place as part of the 2021 National Manufacturing & Supply-Cha

Transition Year students had the opportunity to visit IMR’s Lab in Mullingar and see how circular economy and cutting-edge technologies are being used in manufacturing in Ireland Circular economy was the topic of discussion for post-primary students (c.15-16 years old) at Christ King Girls' School last Wednesday, 10th November 2021. They visited Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR)’s Mullingar Lab in the National Science Park and had the opportunity to learn about CIRCULÉIRE,

The conference will take place on November 24th at the RDS Simonscourt, Dublin Are you one of those people trying to figure out how to make your business more circular and sustainable? Save the 24th of November in your diary! CIRCULÉIRE’s Annual Conference will be a half-day event (10am - 1:30 pm) and will take place in hybrid format as part of the National Manufacturing & Supply Chain Expo at RDS Simmonscourt, Dublin. The Climate Act 2021 commits Ireland to legally bindi

The Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action resume pre-legislative scrutiny General Scheme of Circular Economy Bill The Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action met on Thursday, 21 October , in Committee Room 2 of Leinster House to resume pre-legislative scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Circular Economy Bill . They heard from Dr. Geraldine Brennan, CIRCULÉIRE lead and Head of Circular Economy at Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR) . “The Government’s a

Join us on 27th October, from 11am to 12.30pm, for CIRCULÉIRE’s Circular Design Public Webinar where we will discuss how Irish businesses can design new products and services that reduce waste and Greenhouse Gas emissions, keep materials in use as long as possible, and bring value to customers The Circular Economy begins and ends with design. How we design products and services has a key role to play in Ireland’s transition to a circular economy. With support from CIRCULÉIRE

Join us for CIRCULÉIRE’s Public Webinar to share the main findings from its Circular Plastics Thematic Working Group… About this event Is your business looking to reduce its environmental impact by reducing your single use plastics? Have you heard of the circular economy to reduce waste and to retain value for longer? If you are looking to find out more about the wider Irish context of circular economy for plastics, then this webinar is for you. Join us 10:00am – 11:30pm on

Join us on September 24th (11-12:30pm) for CIRCULÉIRE's 2021 Circular Packaging Insights Webinar in collaboration with Mabbett Ltd! Is your business frustrated with increased single use packaging and considering how to reduce environmental impact? Have you heard of the circular economy to reduce waste and to retain value for longer? If you are interested in understanding the wider Irish context of circular packaging, then this webinar is for you! CIRCULÉIRE 's Expert Facilit

We are delighted to announce that Kevin Cronin, COO of CIRCULEIRE Founding Member Freefoam and CIRCULEIRE's Programme Manger Dr Geraldine Brennan will be joining Tom Szarky, CEO Terracycle & Loop Store to discuss the future of waste and circular economy from 2:15pm on Thursday 21st September at The Sustainability Summit. The Sustainability Summit is a 3-Day online broadcast event that will bring together some of the greatest minds, industry champions, start-ups, investors, p

This Friday 3rd September C IRCULÉIRE  and T angent, Trinity's Ideas Workspace  are hosting an open-house session detailing the new venture and innovation programme. It will be held on zoom at t his link. This programme aims to assist circular economy start-ups and businesses that are revenue generating and develop their solutions such that they can help make a systemic impact drive Ireland’s transition to net-zero carbon # circulareconomy Benefits include business coaching

"Circular Economy Skillset" is a project funded by CIRCULÉIRE’s 2020 Innovation Fund, led by WEEE Ireland and with project partners Fastrack into Information Technology (FIT) and the White Goods Association. It aims to train a new generation of technicians that will greatly be needed in the transition towards the circular economy. Up to 20 trainees will learn new skills to repair white goods during 26 weeks, followed by guaranteed 12 weeks work placements. More information on

On June 1st, CIRCULÉIRE collaborated with Holland Circular Hotspot and the Netherlands Embassy in Dublin to organise a webinar on circular opportunities for the Irish Construction & Demolition Sector. We want to thank our great line-up of speakers from great organisations that agreed to participate in this webinar namely: · Wytze Kuijper, Cirkelstad · Otto Friebel, BRBS · Ton van der Giessen, Van Werven - Infra & Recycling · Micheál Keohane, BAM Ireland ·

CIRCULÉIRE is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced individuals or organisations for its three industry-led Thematic Working Groups (TWGs) in the 2021 period on the following topics: * Includes summer break for August About CIRCULÉIRE’s Thematic Working Groups CIRCULÉIRE is the first cross-sectoral industry-led innovation network dedicated to accelerating the net-zero carbon circular economy in Ireland. CIRCULÉIRE is a €4.5m public-priva

On Wednesday10th March from 4pm to 5pm, this webinar will share the findings from CIRCULÉIRE’s Thematic Working Group "Circular Procurement 2020” exploring some opportunities that can deliver significant CO2 and waste reductions in Ireland. “ Circular Procurement 2020” was delivered in partnership with IDDEA and ran over the summer and autumn of 2020. The focus of this thematic working group was to understand the current and future circular procurement opportunities in Irelan

On Friday 26th February from 11am to 12.30pm, this webinar will share the findings from CIRCULÉIRE’s Thematic Working Group “ Industrial Symbiosis 2020” exploring the opportunities that can deliver significant CO2 and waste reductions in Ireland. “ Industrial Symbiosis 2020” was delivered in partnership with International Synergies and ran over the summer and autumn of 2020. The focus of this thematic working group was to understand the current and future industrial symbiosis

On Friday 29th January from 11am to 1pm the findings from @CIRCULEIRE’s Thematic Working Group “ CircularBioeconomy2020” exploring the circular bioeconomy opportunities that can deliver significant CO2 and waste reductions in Ireland will be shared. “ CircularBioeconomy2020” was delivered in partnership with @Irish Bioeconomy Foundation and ran over the summer and autumn of 2020. The focus of this thematic working group was to understand the Irish circular bioeconomy opportun

CIRCULÉIRE are delighted to be contributing to multiple of the “Pathways to the Circular Economy” Webinars organised by UpThink Innovation Agency in collaboration with Dublin City Council and Ireland’s Waste Regions in January and February 2021. The purpose of this webinar series is to increase awareness of the circular economy and will explore opportunities, challenges, and the benefits of circularity over the following sessions: 1. What is the Circular Economy? Wednesda

A key feature of CIRCULÉIRE is our €1.5m ring-fenced innovation fund (2020-2022) which seeks to support industry-led circular economy innovation demonstration projects which will accelerate the transition towards a circular economy in Ireland. Following international peer review, we are delighted to announce the circular innovation demonstration projects which have been awarded funding in CIRCULÉIRE’s 2020 Call for Proposals are both led by Founding Member WEEE Ireland.

Every year, the European circular economy community from businesses, public authorities, NGOs to knowledge communities and civil society organisations gathers to discuss the transition to a circular economy. It is the f lagship event of the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform , a joint initiative of the European Commission and the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC). Day 1 of the Conference ( 3 November ), hosted by the Commission, will familiarise you w