Chemport Europe, the provinces of Groningen and Friesland, the Municipality of Groningen, hubs Circulair Groningen and Circular Friesland, Groningen Seaports, Greenwise Circular Plastics, and Holland Circular Hotspot, collaboratively organise an official WCEF2024 accelerator session on the northern Netherlands’ bottom-up, regional approach towards circularity, illustrated by best practices in plastics, textile and construction on 18 April from 13:00-14:30 at the House of the Dutch Provinces.

The North of the Netherlands is characterised by a practical approach, where there is a lot of experience in bottom-up collaboration in ecosystems. In this session, they share their approach, looking to build (circular) bridges transnationally and to give regions, local authorities, regional partnerships and companies action perspectives for the transition to a circular economy.

Policymakers, business representatives and interested public are invited to actively engage for knowledge exchange and mutual inspiration. We focus on the region’s perspective in this session. Therefore, the session is primarily intended for target groups working on the transition to a circular economy at the regional and local levels.

Programme:

13.00 Opening
13.05 Eco-systems for circularity in a regional perspective
13.15 Deep-dive into three practical examples: plastics, textiles and construction
13.45 Round table sessions for discussion per topic
14.30 End of session

After the session, there will be the possibility to mingle and chat with speakers and the audience.

To register for the session, please see here.