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Building circular economies

From waste to wealth: Keeping the planet green by using resources responsibly

Wooden and metal crates for plant material composting, with a green field in the background.

Reduce, reuse, refurbish, recycle: The race is on to make better use of resources and minimise waste, for the sake of the planet as well as regional competitiveness. Done right, the growing bioeconomy can be part of this ambition.

However, putting a circular economy in place does not happen overnight. Each sector has its own challenges, and going circular requires people to think and act differently.

Interreg North Sea projects are driving the transition along, supporting the goals set out in the European Circular Economy Action Plan and Bioeconomy Strategy.

Discover project highlights

Browse the slideshow to see what our completed projects have achieved: 

Dive into project success stories

Explore stories about North Sea projects making a significant contribution to the circular and shared economy.  

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> GREEN ramps up circular retail

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> Pioneering a zero-emission greenhouse

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Projects in the VIB programme period (2021-2027)

BBoBB
Creating a leap of scale for biobased materials in construction
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CEO
Circular Economy Office: Boosting the circularity of office furniture
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CIBIP
Building a circular business innovation programme
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CLOSECYCLE
Building territorial biorefinery networks
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Circular Trust Building (CTB)
Scaling critical success factors fostering the re-use of building materials
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GREEN
Supporting retailers to go circular
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ANCHOR
Reusing urban water and building resilient urban water systems
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Projects in the VB programme period (2014-2020)

BIOCAS
Innovating to build a circular bioeconomy based on biomass
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Circ-NSR
Creating governance frameworks for mainstreaming circular economies
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DecomTools
Discovering eco-friendly ways to refurbish or dismantle ageing offshore windfarms
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ProCirc
Leveraging circular procurement to reduce waste and improve resource efficiency
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Scale-UP
Matching cleantech innovators with buyers looking to reduce their climate footprint
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SOILCOM
Clearing the way for using compost to improve soil health and productivity
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SMARTGREEN
Decarbonising greenhouse production
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