Illustrative image — Whole of Government Circular Economy Strategy 2026–2028: Accelerating Action. Ireland's second   Whole of Government Circular Economy Strategy 2026-2028. Accelerating Action  has arrived — and it is the most ambitious and concrete national commitment to circularity the country has seen. Launched in February 2026 by Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment (DCEE) Darragh O'Brien and Minister of State Alan Dillon, the  Whole of Government Circular E

Representatives from the CircularShift consortium, including IMR’s Patrick O’Donnell and partners from across Europe, gather in Mechelen for a three‑day project meeting on advancing circular procurement. From December 1-3, Patrick O'Donnell from Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR) attended the Interreg NWE CircularShift project meeting in Mechelen, Belgium. He represented the wider Irish consortium, which includes the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment, Sandy

CIRCULÉIRE team and members at Renewable Parts, Scotland Last week, in collaboration with Zero Waste Scotland (ZWS) , we hosted a group of over 30 circular economy stakeholders including CIRCULÉIRE   members, DCEE representatives, LGMA and IMR for a two-day circular innovation exchange in Glasgow.   At Renewable Parts we learned about remanufactured wind turbine parts from CEO, James Barry, and General Manager, Magnus Firth. By using failure data to proactively redesign p

CIRCULÉIRE members and team visiting Celtic Renewables on Sighthill Ct, Edinburgh on 10th November 2025. Irish Manufacturing Research, in our capacity as the secretariat of CIRCULÉIRE in collaboration with Zero Waste Scotland, curated a multi-sectoral circular innovation exchange in September 2025 for our industry members which included multiple site visits to Scottish circularity pioneers.     During this two day trip to Scotland we travelled to Celtic Renewables in Grangemo

CIRCULÉIRE members and team visiting Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE‑ST) on Watt Place, Glasgow, Scotland, on 10th November 2025. Irish Manufacturing Research, in our capacity as the secretariat of CIRCULÉIRE in collaboration with Zero Waste Scotland, curated a multi-sectoral circular innovation exchange in September 2025 for our industry members which included multiple site visits to Scottish circularity pioneers.     Whilst in Glasgow in we visited with two o

Irish Manufacturing Research, in our capacity as the secretariat of CIRCULÉIRE in collaboration with Zero Waste Scotland, curated a multi-sectoral circular innovation exchange for our industry members which included multiple site visits to Scottish circularity pioneers.     Renewable Parts Ltd. in Scotland offered a compelling look at circularity in action. From lean-designed facilities to reverse-engineered gearboxes, Renewable Parts is not just remanufacturing parts, it is

Jackie Rafferty (HPE) welcoming and hosting CIRCULÉIRE members and team during their visit to the HPE facilities on Erskine Ferry Road, Bishopton, Scotland, on on 9th November 2025. Irish Manufacturing Research, in our capacity as the secretariat of CIRCULÉIRE in collaboration with Zero Waste Scotland, curated a multi-sectoral circular innovation exchange in September 2025 for our industry members which included multiple site visits to Scottish circularity pioneers.     Durin

Earlier this month, the WCEF2024 brought more than 1,500 frontrunners of circularity to Brussels, Belgium. The event was followed online by almost 8,000 people around the world from 158 countries. The forum, which took place in Brussels 15-18 April 2024, highlighted the importance of the EU’s role in accelerating the transition to a circular economy globally. A delegation from CIRCULÉIRE lead by Dr Geraldine Brennan Geraldine Brennan, PhD with Paul McCormack-Cooney Vale

On Friday 2nd February, CIRCULÉIRE welcomed the programme board of the D UTCH TECH ZONE - a delegation of approximately 25 people to CIRCULÉIRE member N ovelplast t o showcase Circular Innovation and to stimulate discussions on opportunities for further collaboration and networking with Dutch Companies, in the wider European manufacturing and CE Ecoystem. The delegation, comprised of regional government, higher educational institutions and eight cross sectoral companies wo

In May 2023 the Circular Economy Hotspot came to Dublin under the leadership of the Rediscovery Centre and with the support of CIRCULÉIRE, Department for the Environment, Climate, and Communications , Dublin City Council , and the Eastern & Midlands, Regional Waste Planning Office . This week-long event, which ran from Monday 29th of May until Thursday 1st of June highlighted the ground-breaking circular economy initiatives, best practices, and innovation on display in Irela

Sustainable Circular Economy Systems Expert, Dr Ilka Weissbrod, is joining CIRCULÉIRE on secondment from Indeed Innovation to develop CIRCULÉIRE’s 2022 Strategic Roadmap. We’re very excited to announce that Dr Ilka Weissbrod will be spinning into the CIRCULÉIRE team as Sustainable Circular Economy Systems Expert to assist in developing the strategic roadmap for a National Centre of Excellence for Circular Innovation. As part of the Department for the Environment, Climate &

Rebox collects reusable cardboard all over Ireland and the U.K. CIRCULÉIRE is delighted to welcome our newest member to the network: Rebox . The company collects reusable cardboard mainly sourced from waste and recycling companies, or directly from Food and Beverage producers or the Pharmaceutical sector (for example Diageo, Glenpatrick Water and Baxter Pharmaceuticals). Hear from Michael O’Doherty, from Rebox, about the benefits of reusing cardboard packaging and why they j

This landmark Bill puts the re-use of resources and reduced consumption at the heart of the Irish economy This Wednesday, March 30, 2022,...

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

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

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

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

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 ·