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 &

Design & Crafts Council Ireland, also a CIRCULÉIRE Member, is running the 3rd edition of the challenge – open for public vote now! 🗳️ Public vote is live now: click here and access DCCI’s Irish Business Challenge Page CIRCULÉIRE Members Farrell Furniture and ReFunk Upcycling have proceeded to the public vote in the Irish Business Design Challenge (IBDC) , a competition run by Design & Crafts Council Ireland (DCCI) , also a CIRCULÉIRE Member. The challenge involves micro,

The event is taking place via Zoom on 26/Jan. Click and register! 💻🔴🔗Click here to check the recording of this webinar The year has officially begun, and we are excited about all the activities and plans for the year ahead. First on our list is the Remanufacturing Intro Webinar, a partnership between CIRCULÉIRE, I-FORM and TU DELF. The event is taking place virtually, from 11 am to 12:30 pm, on Thursday, 26th of January 2023. Join us to learn about: Drivers of Remanufac

Check out the details of our "Demonstrating Irish Circular Economy Innovation" conference held on 23/Nov/2022 Check the links below if you missed or want more information about our 2022 CIRCULÉIRE Virtual Conference: Demonstrating Irish Circular Economy Innovation. The event, held on 23rd November 2022, presented a line-up of speakers that showcased the impacts, insights and learnings from the cross-sectoral Innovation Pilots funded by CIRCULÉIRE in the construction, furnit

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

After its first three-year cycle, CIRCULÉIRE are delighted to announce that it has received continuation funding for 2023 activities Read the official announcement on the website of the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications CIRCULÉIRE – Ireland’s first industry-led circular innovation network – and its secretariat Irish Manufacturing Research are delighted to share the news that we have been granted continuation funding. This announcement was made by t

Primary School from County Westmeath will visit IMR’s Lab in Mullingar and learn about Circular Economy Check the raffle recording: Congratulations to St. Oliver’s Plunkett BNS for winning the competition. Next week we will welcome Sinead White’s class into #IMRScienceWeek2022. The 5th-class students will learn about the circular economy and interact with cutting-edge technology being used in IMR’s Lab in Mullingar, like 3D printing, collaborative robots and virtual real

Full details on the application are available on gov.ie and applications are open until 16/Dec/2022 Minister of State at the Department...

Primary Schools from County Westmeath can win a visit to IMR’s Lab in Mullingar and learn about Circular Economy. Entries must be submitted by 7/Nov 5th-class teachers and students based in County Westmeath: Apply here Update: As a Halloween gift, we decided to extend the deadline and facilitate the process! If you are a 5th-class teacher based in County Westmeath, you just need to register your class by the 7th of November 2022. See details below: Apply here by register

Check our second report aimed at supporting industry players in high-impact Irish sectors to transition to a circular economy Check here the full report See the executive summary Read Sectoral Guide #1 Construction & Built Environment here CIRCULÉIRE has made the Fashion and Textiles Good Practice Sectoral Guide publicly available. The Guide is intended for those involved in the apparel and textiles industry, including economic operators in the value chain – such as retaile

Join us on 23/Nov to learn about the cross-sectoral Innovation Pilots funded by CIRCULÉIRE. Register now using the link below! Register for our conference here Check here the final agenda We are delighted to announce that Minister Ossian Smyth , Minister of State with responsibility for Communications and the Circular Economy will be delivering the keynote address at CIRCULÉIRE’s 2022 Conference. Our event is taking place virtually on 23 November 2022, from 10 am to 1 pm,

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

Congratulations to CIRCULÉIRE Industry Members Aryzta Ireland , Boston Scientific , Kerrygold and Wyeth Nutrition who were some of the winners at the 2022 IMR Manufacturing & Supply Chain Awards , which took place on 16 September 2022, at Kilashee Hotel in Naas, Co. Kildare. CIRCULÉIRE Members won awards across the following categories: Aryzta Ireland - Health & Safety Project of the Year Boston Scientific - Smart Factory Manufacturer of the Year Sponsored By Bank of Ire

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

The first of a report series aimed at supporting industry players in high-impact Irish sectors to transition to a circular economy Check here the full report See the executive summary CIRCULÉIRE has just made the Circular Construction & Built Environment Good Practice Sectoral Guide publicly available. The Guide is intended for those involved in the construction industry, including economic operators in the value chain, as well as policymakers. It profiles the sector in Ire

We want to hear from Irish industry about their journeys toward a circular economy model. Click to participate! Click here to go to the survey See the full survey in pdf format We would like to hear from Irish industry - new ventures, micro-enterprise, SMEs and large enterprises alike - about your journeys’ toward a circular economy model: including key challenges/barriers, your circular economy best practice and key areas of support you might need over the next 3-5 years.