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How can textiles and footwear become genuinely circular? Over a three-year period, six Living Labs worked alongside companies, researchers, the social economy sector and local partners to explore how reuse, repair, recycling and new business models can work in practice.

Developing a circular economy within businesses faces obstacles at regional and national borders due to fragmented regulations and a lack of logical synergies. A new cross-border agreement is set to simplify matters by uniting the strengths of three major European economic powerhouses.

Choosing a circular upholstery fabric or acoustic panel often feels like looking for a needle in a haystack: too many options, too few guidelines. A new European tool now makes the process much easier for buyers, designers and SMEs in the sector.

On 5 March 2026, a new edition of the Greenlab programme came to a close in Brussels, following four months of intensive support for projects focused on sustainable production.

Agoria and Circular Flanders launch free online courses on the circular economy

The InvestCEC project aimed to develop a replicable model for implementing circular economy projects in European cities and regions. This resulted in the creation of five factsheets providing guidance on how to initiate circular economy projects at local level, with a focus on investment opportunities and barriers, solution areas and regulatory needs.

At the end of 2025, Circular Flanders and OVAM announced that 21 projects will receive financial support for up to two years under the Targeted Call Shared Use 2025. The selected projects, with a total budget of 2 million euros, focus on innovative forms of renting and sharing to accelerate the circular transition in Flanders.

VLAIO’s living labs demonstrate that collaboration and experimentation lead to concrete solutions for growing resource challenges. Their recent impact study clearly shows the breakthroughs that can already inspire SMEs to embrace circular entrepreneurship.

Eleven Walloon SMEs receive strategic support to remove legal, technical and normative barriers to circular entrepreneurship. Their experiences reveal where opportunities lie and which obstacles still need to be addressed.

17 strategies to reduce microplastics by 70% by 2050.

ADEME and Circul’R have developed a practical guide to help businesses communicate more clearly about their circular practices. The aim is to help them avoid the pitfalls of greenwashing and greenhushing in a context where environmental issues are increasingly complex.

The Coordination Group of the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform (ECESP) has finalised its work programme sets out the group's priorities for its current mandate and lists the leadership groups that will contribute to their implementation.

This article helps you identify key EU policies that embed circular economy principles and relevant standards and tools to support effective implementation.

The 2024 edition of the BeCircular call for projects, launched by the Brussels-Capital Region, confirmed the strong momentum of the circular economy in Brussels. More than 140 applications were submitted by businesses, self-employed workers and associations, and 14 projects were ultimately selected.

The Go Learn collection from the second edition of the Go Circular call for projects, organised by Circular Wallonia, showcases Walloon companies that are making the circular economy a reality — from design to the end-of-life of their products and services.

How do you encourage SMEs to put circular economy into practice? That was the central question of the round table organised as part of the "Go For Circular" campaign. Using the construction sector as a concrete example, the discussions highlighted the value chain as a key lever for driving circular transformation.

How do Walloon companies perceive the circular economy in 2024? What challenges are they facing? What actions are already underway? The latest Circular Economy Barometer, published as part of the Circular Wallonia strategy, provides answers to these questions.

Do you use bio-based materials? Then take part in the European Commission’s public consultation and help shape the EU’s future strategy for a sustainable and circular bioeconomy.

Vlaanderen Circulair, in collaboration with Studio D, offers practical workshops to help businesses integrate circular principles into their procurement processes.

Are you an SME looking to move towards a more circular and sustainable economy? A new research report reveals how service-based business models, such as Product as a Service (PaaS), can be key to that transition.

Explore Belgian circular practices initiatives

Implementing more sustainable business processes and products without sacrificing the economic competitiveness of your company, it is possible!

214 Million Euros for SME Loans through ING Belgium. InvestEU guarantees funding for projects centered on sustainability, innovation and digitalisation.

Collection, reuse and recycling of disposable batteries: the new European legislation aims to create a circular economy for batteries This approach wants to cover to cover the entire life cycle of batteries and make it as sustainable as possible: from the choice of raw materials and production, to reuse and recycling.