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CORDIS · BIOCIRCULARCITIES

Exploring the circular bioeconomy potential in cities. Proactive instruments for implementation by policy makers and stakeholders

Code
BIOCIRCULARCITIES
Programme
H2020
Call
BBI-2020-SO4-S4
Status
CLOSED
Period
2021-10-01 – 2023-09-30
Total cost (whole consortium)999 894 €
EU contribution (whole consortium)999 894 €
EU contribution to Bulgarian participants62 312 €

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Participants

OrganisationsRoleCountryGrant
FUNDACIO ENTcoordinatorES290 375 €
ASSOCIATION OF CITIES AND REGIONS FFOR SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE MANAGEMENTparticipantBE165 312 €
AGENZIA NAZIONALE PER LE NUOVE TECNOLOGIE, L'ENERGIA E LO SVILUPPO ECONOMICO SOSTENIBILEparticipantIT154 139 €
LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYparticipantLU114 975 €
CIVITTA EESTI ASparticipantEE90 000 €
REGIONALNA ENERGIINA AGENCIA PAZARDJIK SDRUZENIE - REGIONAL ENERGY AGENCY OF PAZARDJIK REAPparticipantBG62 312 €
CITTA METROPOLITANA DI NAPOLIparticipantIT61 405 €
AREA METROPOLITANA DE BARCELONAparticipantES61 375 €

Description

BIOCIRCULARCITIES aims at supporting the development of innovative and comprehensive regulatory frameworks and roadmaps aligned with circular bioeconomy principles, centred on ‘bio-based waste’ and based on feedback from multi-actor participatory processes. The project has been designed to i) explore the circular economy potential of unexploited bio-based waste streams generated in 3 European urban contexts around the cities of Barcelona (ES), Naples (IT) and Pazardzhik (BG); ii) identify and analyse circular bioeconomy best practices across the EU that could be used as successful example to use in the pilot areas; iii) detect regulatory and business opportunities and shortcomings for the introduction of bio-based processes and products into local and international markets, and iv) propose proactive instruments and policy roadmaps for supporting the circular bioeconomy and expand it to the European context. The strength of the project lies in the capability to bring together multiple actors belonging to the quadruple helix (businesses, research institutions, public authorities and civil society) to build the collaborative knowledge needed to map the different perspectives about legal and market limits/potentials for developing circular bioeconomy. Having a holistic picture of the legal and market opportunities and barriers in the 3 case study areas will make it possible to check the applicability of the identified best practices and other feasible solutions. The fiscal and economic impact due to the introduction of specific regulations will be considered to foresee the investments needed to support industry in making changes towards a more circular use of bioresources. Results obtained at local level will be a source of contents to develop generic guidelines to be exploited and further developed through communication, dissemination and exploitation actions at local and international levels.

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