From end-of-life to lease-of-life: circularity in action

Discover how AI, robotics and digital twins are revolutionising resource efficiency and automation to drive Europe’s circular transformation. This session explores innovative solutions across critical, high-impact industries – including aerospace, construction and buildings, industrial manufacturing and advanced recycling. By demonstrating how digitalisation and advanced sorting enhance circularity, reduce waste and recover secondary materials, this event highlights the technologies strengthening European competitiveness. Experts from leading EU-funded projects showcase cutting-edge advancements that contribute to the EU Green Deal, the Clean Industrial Deal and Europe’s strategic autonomy in raw materials. Join the session to learn how technological innovation can accelerate the transition to a greener, more resilient industrial economy.

This dynamic session showcases how high-tech solutions enable circularity across the manufacturing and construction sectors. Hosted by the RECAP cluster (Rethinking End-of-life through Circularity and Advanced Processes), the event highlights EU-funded projects driving the sustainable valorisation of composites, industrial waste, critical raw materials (CRMs) and wood waste. Through expert presentations, the session explores tech-driven solutions for minimising reliance on resources and optimising material lifecycles. It aims to connect researchers, industry leaders and policymakers to foster collaboration and accelerate cross-sector circular innovation.

The event is open to policymakers, researchers, industry professionals and stakeholders in digital innovation, automation and the circular economy, and offers a hybrid format for both in-person and online participation. Leading experts from the CompSTLar, BIO4EEB, ICARUS, iBot4CRMs and Wood2Wood projects present real-world applications of AI, digital twins and robotics to give end-of-life materials a new lease of life.