Circular economy and urban material flows
13 European H2020 organizations list this as part of their work — 6 as their primary capability.
Most active in this area
- COMUNE DI MILANO
City of Milan — major European municipal government providing urban living labs for food systems, climate adaptation, and citizen-driven sustainability projects.
“REFLOW focused on circular material flows in urban environments; CENTRINNO (coordinated, EUR 829K) repurposed industrial areas as innovation hubs with circular economy principles.”
IT20 projects - NORDLANDSFORSKNING AS
Norwegian research institute specializing in social dimensions of Arctic sustainability, energy justice, and responsible innovation governance.
“CityLoops (EUR 615K, their second-largest grant) focused on closing material loops for construction waste, soil, and organic waste through participatory planning.”
NO8 projects - DESIGN SOCIETY FOND
Danish design foundation bringing co-creation methods, design sprints, and impact measurement to EU innovation and circular economy projects.
“REFLOW addressed circular material flows across 12 resource streams; CENTRINNO focused on transforming industrial heritage areas.”
DK7 projects - VILLE DE PARIS
City of Paris — major urban testbed for zero-emission transport, circular economy, and sustainable energy demonstrations across Europe.
“REFLOW focused on circular metapolis models covering waste, packaging, plastics, water, wood, agrifood, and textiles across urban environments.”
PrimaryFR7 projects - FILIALA TRANSILVANIA A ASOCIATIEI ROMANE PENTRU INDUSTRIA ELECTRONICA SI DE SOFTWARE
Romanian electronics and software industry association providing SME innovation support, digital hub services, and circular economy implementation in Transylvania.
“REFLOW project (2019-2022) addressed circular material flows across waste, packaging, plastics, water, wood, agrifood, and textile sectors in urban environments.”
RO6 projects - KAAKKOIS-SUOMEN AMMATTIKORKEAKOULU OY
Finnish applied sciences university specializing in circular economy, textile recycling, and bioprocess engineering for EU demonstration projects.
“CityLoops (circular city scans, construction/demolition waste), New Cotton (textile recycling), and SMART GROUND (data on secondary raw materials) all address closing material loops.”
PrimaryFI5 projects - MIKKELIN KEHITYSYHTIO MIKSEI OY
Finnish regional development agency contributing municipal implementation expertise in CBRN security and circular economy to European consortia.
“CityLoops (EUR 627K, their largest funding) focused on closing loops for construction/demolition waste, soil, and organic waste through circular city scans and participatory planning.”
PrimaryFI5 projects - GATE 21
Danish municipal partnership delivering local implementation of circular economy, energy efficiency, and urban environmental solutions across European consortia.
“CityLoops (their largest project at EUR 324K) focused on closing loops for construction/demolition waste, soil, and organic waste through circular city scans and procurement.”
PrimaryDK5 projects - STICHTING SAXION
Dutch applied sciences university contributing user-centered design and practical implementation to energy community, circular economy, and smart materials projects.
“CityLoops focuses on closing material loops for construction waste, soil, and organic waste in urban settings.”
NL5 projects - STICHTING DYNE. ORG
Amsterdam research foundation building open-source decentralized data governance tools, from citizen privacy platforms to circular economy tracking systems.
“REFLOW applied their digital tools to tracking waste, packaging, plastics, water, wood, agrifood, and textile flows in urban environments.”
NL4 projects - PROTOTYPES FOR EUROPE EV
Berlin association bridging maker communities and EU innovation through open source hardware, digital fabrication, and circular economy projects.
“REFLOW addressed circular material flows across waste, packaging, plastic, water, wood, agrifood, and textile sectors in urban environments.”
DE3 projects - STICHTING PAKHUIS DE ZWIJGER
Amsterdam public platform specializing in civic engagement, circular economy programming, and urban transformation through community dialogue and co-creation events.
“Central to both REFLOW (material flows in urban environments across multiple value chains) and CLIC (circular models for cultural heritage reuse).”
PrimaryNL3 projects - OpenDot Foundation ETS
Milan-based fab lab and design foundation applying digital fabrication and co-design to circular economy, healthcare, and urban transformation challenges.
“REFLOW focused on circular metapolis concepts across waste, packaging, plastic, water, wood, agrifood, and textile sectors; CENTRINNO addressed industrial area reuse.”
PrimarySMEIT3 projects