How can cities drive circular initiatives to reduce waste, maximise resource efficiency and create sustainable urban environments? This event will bring together European cities to showcase and discuss concrete solutions that tackle urban waste challenges and drive circular urban development.
- circular economy | innovation | waste management | waste recycling
- Monday 2 June 2025, 15:00 - 16:30 (CEST)
- Brussels, Belgium
Practical information
- When
- Monday 2 June 2025, 15:00 - 16:30 (CEST)
- Where
- Rue du Commerce 31Brussels, Belgium
- Languages
- English
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Description
Achieving a circular economy in Europe requires a shift towards extending product life cycles, reducing waste, and improving resource efficiency. Cities, as generators of 50% of global waste and hubs of innovation and implementation, play a crucial role in this transition. With a significant share of urban waste being preventable, reusable, or recyclable, cities have the potential to drive the development of more sustainable and circular systems.
This event will explore how cities across Europe are taking action to reduce waste, maximise resource efficiency, and create sustainable urban environments. Through presentations and discussions on practical solutions, participating cities will share hands-on experiences in tackling urban waste and contributing to circular urban development.
With the EU Circular Economy Act expected in 2026, this event offers a timely opportunity to reflect on key challenges, exchange insights on advancing circular practices in cities, and explore how local actions can inform and influence broader policy ambitions.
The event is aimed at local and regional practitioners, policymakers, and stakeholders working on circularity, urban development, and waste reduction. By bringing together diverse perspectives, the event will foster the exchange of knowledge and experiences needed to accelerate the local circular transition across Europe.
