Q4 Network Meeting participants engaging during the Producer-Led Innovation Session. On Wednesday 3 rd  December we hosted our final CIRCULÉIRE member networking session of 2025: Producer Responsibility as a Driver of Circular Innovation Across High-Impact Sectors. Co-hosted in partnership with WEEE Ireland , this collaborative session explored how producer responsibility (through Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes or voluntary initiatives) can drive circular val

2025 Ventures and the IMR team at the Rediscovery Centre, Ballymun Having completed a competitive recruitment process, Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR) is delighted to announce the sixth cohort of ventures joining CIRCULÉIRE’s 2025 Circular Venture Accelerator.    Established in 2020, the Programme is Ireland’s 1st dedicated late-stage circular venture accelerator and has so far supported 26 ventures over 5 years with a total of €130k equity free funding.     Alan Dillon TD

A day of circular innovation at the Q2 CIRULÉIRE member network meeting on Wednesday 11th June hosted at The Rediscovery Centre in Ballymun.    Kicking off with a tour of the centre (and former district heating boiler house), members witnessed the circular opportunities in our everyday lives, from bike repairs to upcycled lamps and paint to reupholstered and revamped furniture. The centre showcases citizen circularity in action and was a fitting venue to inspire our group to

National Repair and Reuse Network 2025 Meeting CIRCULÉIRE’s dedicated policy engagement leaders have been hard at work in the circular economy policy spheres across Ireland and Europe, advocating for a regulatory landscape that spearheads circular economy. Here are some highlights of key policy events in the first quarter of the year.   National Repair and Reuse Network The NRRN launched by the EPA in 2024 aims to facilitate knowledge sharing and scale reuse and repair initia

On Wednesday 26th of March 2025 CIRCULÉIRE and Repak collaborated to deep dive into PPWR Regulations as a driver for circular innovation

CIRCULÉIRE's 2025 Circular Venture Accelerator Programme is now open for applications. Calling on mid-stage circular innovators to join!

Unlock the potential of remanufacturing with CIRCULÉIRE's 2024 Insights Report. Drive sustainability and circular innovation today!

Throughout October and November the CIRCULÉIRE Thematic Working Group (TWG) delivery team within Irish Manufacturing Research delivered three TWG topics. Each topic was broken down into a Master Class, an Ideation Workshops, and Roundtable Discussions with our Network Members, and included areas of regulations and practices critical for all organisations, aiming at advancing their circularity and innovation journey on the short, mid, and long-term scenarios: Circular Economy,

Check out the key results from CIRCULÉIRE’s working groups on ‘End-of-Waste, By-Products and Waste Licensing Pathfinders’ & ‘Financing...

Register & join us on Fri, 7th Oct., at 11 am, via Zoom Click here to register Transitioning to a circular economy requires a significant increase in circular finance and funding instruments to support the development and scaling of circular economy pilots, business models and infrastructure. Yet both industry and the financial and funding sectors encounter considerable challenges. For one, regulations, markets, investment tools and practices, including financial risk asses

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

We are looking for CE specialists in Advanced Technologies and Digitalisation to deliver our latest Thematic Working Group . Deadline for applying is midnight July 18th, 2022 . Click here for the Background document Download Click here for the Application Form (Excel) Download Are you an expert in Digital Transformation, who recognises the enabling role that Advanced Technologies and Digitalisation can play in supporting Irish manufacturers’ and their supply-chain partner

Image: Calling Circular Funding and Financing Experts We are looking for specialists in Circular Finance & Funding: Deadline for applying...

We are looking for specialists in End of Waste, By-Products and Waste Licensing Pathfinders Deadline for applying is 27th April 2022 Click here for the scope of work and expected outputs Download the Excel Application Form Do you have a deep understanding of the Irish waste management and circular economy policy landscape, and a proven track record providing technical expertise to industry with successful End-of-Waste and By-Product applications and waste licensing complian

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

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

CIRCULÉIRE is seeking quotes from suitably qualified and experienced consultants in the delivery of one or all of its three Thematic Working Groups (TWGs) for its CIRCULÉIRE industry network in the 2021 period on the following topics:  Circular Design and Redesign Circular Packaging and Resuables Circular Plastics Context CIRCULÉIRE is the first cross-sectoral industry-led innovation network dedicated to accelerating the net-zero carbon circular economy in Ireland. CIRCUL

Irish Manufacturing Research is seeking quotes from suitably qualified and experienced consultants in the delivery of one or all of its three Thematic Working Groups (TWGs) for its CIRCULÉIRE industry network in the 2021 period on the following topics:  Circular Design and Redesign Circular Packaging and Resuables Circular Plastics Context CIRCULÉIRE is the first cross-sectoral industry-led innovation network dedicated to accelerating the net-zero carbon circular economy

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