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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”

Apply by 22nd April 2022 - Funding targets late-stage circular economy ventures and provide €5K in equity-free grant among other...

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

Training course for white goods repair technicians has 10 students and it’s supported by CIRCULÉIRE’s Innovation Fund Students from...

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

This newsletter includes an update on current activities supporting circular economy implementation by industry, the launch of our 2022 innovation fund, the profiling our 2021 innovation fund demos led by CIRCULÉIRE members Kevin Cronin from Freefoam Plastics Ltd and Paudy O'Brien from FPD Recycling, a reminder that the Environmental Protection Agency’s Green Enterprise 2021 call closes 29th July and much more… Learn More

"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

We are delighted to announce that three consortia were awarded conditional funding from our 2021 Innovation Fund Call! The first consortium is called “Circular Economy & The Power of Many” and is led by CIRCULÉIRE Founding Member Freefoam Plastics Limited in collaboration with supply-chain partners Glenveagh Properties PLC , Mulligan Guttering and The Shabra Group . This project will develop a take back scheme for off-cuts and protective packaging materials utilised during

MARCH 2022 UPDATE: This article referred to the 2021 call and dates from July 2021, therefore it is now closed. For updated information,...

CIRCULÉIRE would like to extend a huge congrats to one of our industry member, Novelplast Teoranta , on successfully being awarded a €1.89M DTIF grant for the #PerPETual Recycling project. This project will develop a novel energy efficient chemical recycling technology capable of infinitely recycling all types of PET including multilayer food trays, polyester clothing, carpets and fibers and other types of difficult to recycle PET materials, creating a truly circular world fo

CIRCULÉIRE are delighted to report that our 2020 call for Irish circular new ventures that are revenue generating and scaling to join our innovation network was a resounding success! We received many high-quality applicants to CIRCULÉIRE’s New Venture & Innovation Program (co-created in collaboration with Tangent ) and had the challenging task of only choosing 5 young businesses to welcome into network. It is our pleasure to announce that the new ventures joining CIRCULÉ

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.

On Friday 27th November 2020, IMR’s flagship circular economy initiative, CIRCULÉIRE – The National Platform for Circular Manufacturing...

CIRCULÉIRE is looking assist circular economy start-ups and businesses that are revenue generating and scaling to - develop their solutions such that they can help make a systemic impact on our economy and consumer behaviour and drive Irelands transition to net-zero carbon circular economy. Our 2020 call for applications to our “New Venture’s Innovation & Mentoring Program” is now open for new ventures that are at a high technology readiness level (TRL) i.e. close to market o

Dr Geraldine Brennan and Damian Coughlan from the CIRCULÉIRE Team will be speaking at WEEE Ireland’s Virtual Seminar on “ Financing the Future – The WEEE Circular Economy” as they mark International E-Waste Day 2020. Line-up includes speakers from DECC; Ecosystem; WEEE Forum; University of Limerick and IMR / CIRCULEIRE. Join from 10:45am-1:30pm on Wednesday 14th October 2020 Learn more

The Innovation Fund’s National Contact Point in the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment is hosting an information seminar on Wednesday 7 October from 09.30-11.00am. The Innovation Fund is one of the world’s largest funding programmes for demonstration of innovative low-carbon technologies. It is expected that €10 billion will be available to be invested up to 2030to fund new and innovative technology that in the first instance delivers on the avoida

C-Voucher are organising a webinar on their new open funding call looking for European SMEs with a circular idea interested in creating a development plan. C-Voucher is a European organisation that combines design and technology to support SMEs on their way towards a circular economy. This call will awards successful SMEs with: Up to 1 month of support by an industrial designer to create a plan with a road map€15,000 equity free for covering company costs while creating a p

The National Waste Prevention Programme (NWPP), led by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is a Government of Ireland initiative funded by the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (DCCAE). The NWPP 2019 annual report covers a period of intense change for Ireland as we move towards a low-carbon economy. The circular economy concept is gathering momentum, while consumers and businesses are engaging more than ever with the green agenda. The NWPP is r