Project good practices

Emilia-Romagna is the first Region in Italy to introduce circular economy principles within its policies on waste management.

Production of heating, cooling electricity and fertiliser out of waste material from forestry, a low carbon industrial symbiosis.

Green Pipe Sweden AB is producing plastic pipes and other structures from circulated plastic only. Scrapped car bumpers are the main source of raw material.

A systemic approach for industrial symbiosis at regional level allowing to capture more value from resources and to reduce waste deriving from food industry.

A farmers owned biogas plant using manure and waste as feedstock produces gas for buses and the residue is used as natural fertiliser; an industrial symbiosis.

The University of Birmingham is offering its expertise and knowledge to assist businesses in the region

The Birmingham and Solihull Industrial Symbiosis Project, or BASIS, aims to create a diverse network of businesses across the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP)

The Tyseley Energy Park in Birmingham is a low carbon hub for the city. Recent changes in the planning system enabled new business to relocate to the region.