Project Summary
In CIRCLE’s territories is also a great opportunity both for environmental remediation and mitigation of climate change as well as for creation of new green businesses/jobs.
Indeed, although circular economy concept is widely promoted by EU&scientists,it still remains a broad concept, its boundaries are very wide,its compactness and practical viability are still far from being fully perceived by institutions,economic actors and local communities.
CIRCLE, therefore, aims at increasing and spread knowledge on practical viability of circular economy principles,through a collaborative approach involving innovation producers business actors,administrative and financial organisms as well as civil society within urban areas, where biggest amount of waste is produced but also places where innovative models can be implemented.
To achieve these results, CIRCLE will plan&develop Circular Innovation Resilient Cities Labs,through which to design&test circular models focused on 4 pilot fields that will be jointly developed by PPs:
1)industrial symbiosis,namely waste materials becoming usable materials for others;
2)organic wastes:they can largely be re-used for various applications,like bio-fuels;
3)electronic wastes:a lot of valuable materials (for example copper)got from these types of wastes can be re-used;
4)demolition wastes,from which recycled aggregates,recycled feed,re-used bricks,plastic-board are obtainable.
Main outputs are:a transnational strategy to design&set up CIRCLABs;a transnational action plan to implement pilot actions;a CIRCLabs network.A transnational approach is needed because it allows exchange& share of experiences and joint research of new innovative approaches.CIRCLabs are an absolute novelty in ADRION region,within wider EUSAIR strategy.
INFORMATION
Call
ADRION - SECOND CALL FOR PROPOSALS - PRIORITY AXIS 2
Project Acronym
CIRCLE
Programme Priority
2) Sustainable Region
Specific objective
Enhance the capacity in transnationally tackling environmental vulnerability, fragmentation, and the safeguarding of ecosystem services in the Adriatic-Ionian area
Start – End Date
2020-02-01 – 2022-07-31
Total budget
EUR 1,862,020.00
ERDF contribution
EUR 957,261.50
IPAII contribution
EUR 625,455.50
Project Social media
Project partnership
Lead partner
Project partner
LEAD PARTNER
Municipality of Forlì
Environment and Civil Protection Department
Address
Piazza Saffi, 8 | 47151 – Forli
ITALIA
Contact person
Mr. Gianfranco Argnani, gianfranco.argnani@comune.forli.fc.it
PROJECT PARTNERS
PP ANATOLIKI S.A DEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF EASTERN THESSALONIKI'S LOCAL AUTHORITIES
ANATOLIKI S.A DEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF EASTERN THESSALONIKI'S LOCAL AUTHORITIES
Address
1st km Thermis-Triadiou, | 57001 – Thermi
ΕΛΛΑΔΑ (ELLADA)
Contact person
Mr. Konstantinos Konstantinou, kostas@anatoliki.gr
Energo-data
Address
V. Lisinskog, 46 | 31540 – Donji Miholjac
HRVATSKA
Contact person
Mr. Domagoj Vidaković, info@energo-data.com
PP Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund of the Republic of Srpska
Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund of the
Republic of Srpska
Environment Protection
Address
Kralja Alfonsa XIII, 21 | 78000 – Banja Luka
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Contact person
Mr. Zoran Lukač, zoran.lukac@ekofondrs.org
PP Faculty of Applied Ecology - Futura
Faculty of Applied Ecology - Futura
Address
Kneza Miloša, 82 | 11000 – Belgrade
SERBIA
Contact person
Ms. Nevena Milosevic, nevena.milosevic@futura.edu.rs
PP INSTITUTE FOR INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT- AEIPLOUS
INSTITUTE FOR INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT- AEIPLOUS
Address
Stadiou Str, Platani,, | GR 26504 – Patras
ΕΛΛΑΔΑ (ELLADA)
Contact person
Mr. Vagelis Papadakis, vgp@aeiplous.org
Municipality of Laktasi
Address
Karadjordjeva, 56 | 78250 – Laktasi
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Contact person
Ms. Jelena Majkić, jelena.majkic@laktasi.net
Municipality of Tirana
Foreign Investment Coordination and European Integration Unit
Address
Skënderbej square, 2 | 1001 – Tiranë
ALBANIA
Contact person
Ms. Adela Abazi, adelaabazi@gmail.com
Municipality of Ulcinj
Address
Blvd Skenderbeu b.b., | 85360 – Ulcinj
ЦРНА ГОРА (CRNA GORA)
Contact person
Mr. Artan Coboviq, artan.cobaj@ul-gov.me
PP Public institution for the development of the Međimurje County REDEA
Public institution for the development of the Međimurje County REDEA
Address
Bana Josipa Jelačića, 22 | 40000 – Čakovec
HRVATSKA
Contact person
Ms. Ana Kralj, ana.kralj@redea.hr
PP RDA of Northern Primorska Ltd. Nova Gorica
RDA of Northern Primorska Ltd. Nova Gorica
Address
Trg Edvarda Kardelja, 3 | 5000 – Nova Gorica
SLOVENIJA
Contact person
Ms. Greti Manfreda, greti.manfreda@rra-sp.si
PP Regional Agency for Socio – Economic Development – Banat Ltd
Regional Agency for Socio – Economic Development – Banat Ltd
Address
Čarnojevićeva, 1 | 23000 – Zrenjanin
SERBIA
Contact person
Mr. Branislav Milosav, branislav.milosav@rcrbanat.rs
Romagna Tech
Address
Corso Garibaldi, 49 | 47121 – Forli
ITALIA
Contact person
Ms. Alessandra Folli, alessandra.folli@romagnatech.ru
School Center Velenje
Address
Trg Mladosti, 3 | 3320 – Velenje
SLOVENIJA
Contact person
Mr. Igor Doler, igor.doler@scv.si
Greek Minister of Environment and Energy visited Institute AEIPLOUS
The Minister of Environment and Energy, Mr. Konstantinos Skrekas on 19/07/2022 visited the companies and institutes hosted at Patras Science Park. Prof. Vagelis Papadakis, local project manager of CIRCLE project, informed the Minister about the project and its activities, while the Minister showed particular interest in the CIRCLab of Western Greece and the initiatives fostering Circlular Economy promoted by the Institute AEIPLOUS and the cross border collaboration.
Public event: Presentation of the project CIRCLE results
The results of the project CIRCLE- Circular Innovation and Resilient City Labs in the Adrion Region are presented to the students, recycling industry representatives and partners of the Faculty for Applied Ecology Futura on 16th of June 2022 via Zoom.
Organized CIRCLab Camp in Zrenjanin, Serbia
Within the project CIRCLE, on 9th and 10th of June 2022 RDA Banat organized CIRCLab Camp in the City of Zrenjanin – Serbia. The main objectives of CIRCLab Camp Zrenjanin were to present results of the CIRCLE project, to promote urban labs and the circular approach to waste management (Electrical and Electronic equipment Waste – WEEE), to present good practice example of the waste management, to improve knowledge of CIRCLab participants, to initiate exchange of experience and ideas among participants and to raise awareness among different target groups, with special focus on school children.