Circular Economy in the Sunday Business Post
- Leanne Conroy
- Apr 3
- 2 min read
CIRCULÉIRE was delighted to feature two articles in Media Planet’s Circular Economy & Net Zero campaign in Sunday’s Business Post.
Remanufacturing
Agnese Metitieri, CE Ventures Lead wrote about the benefits of remanufacturing, highlighting insights from CIRCULÉIRE’s 2024 Thematic Working Group.
Remanufacturing is recognised by the EU as central to a competitive circular economy and has cross-sectoral replication potential in Ireland.
The Remanufacturing Insights Report showcases how industry and the public sector can leverage the benefits of remanufacturing and refurbishment and provides actionable strategies and real-world case studies demonstrating opportunities for cross-sectoral replication.
One recent Irish example is Circular Computing and GreenIT (a CIRCULÉIRE network member) securing a €30m 4-year procurement framework from the Government of Ireland to supply 60,000 remanufactured laptops to the public sector under the Green Public Procurement Strategy. This initiative will prevent 19 million Kgs CO2 of emissions, preserve 72 million Kgs of mined resources and 11 billion litres of water while delivering high-performing ICT equipment.
Could your business adopt remanufacturing as business model to capture circular value?
Read the Media Planet Remanufacturing article and if of interest then read the full Remanufacturing report on our knowledge library.
MedTech Circular Innovation
Paul McCormack-Cooney, Circular Economy Best Practice & Toolkits Lead wrote about Circular Innovation Opportunities for Ireland’s MedTech sector.
The Circular MedTech Guide authored by Paul showcases actionable strategies for the sector to adopt more circular practices. These include designing reusable products, extending device lifecycles through remanufacturing, and recovering valuable materials. Case studies of companies like Stryker and Tympany Medical (a CIRCULÉIRE network member) demonstrate how circular business models can cut waste, save costs, and secure resource availability while maintaining stringent safety standards.
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