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Circular Design in Plastics: What if Eco-Design Could Benefit Your Business?

The plastics sector is undergoing a major transformation, driven by new legal obligations and a changing market. Take part in two intensive workshop days, organised by several partners from the Walloon Region, on 21 and 28 November, and discover how eco-design can help your business tackle these challenges.

Ecodesign

Eco-design is not just about reducing environmental impact; it is a genuine strategic lever to anticipate forthcoming changes.

What Will You Learn?

During this workshop, you will learn how to:

  • Identify and exploit circular opportunities: Discover how eco-design can create value for your business, with concrete examples of efficiencyEfficiency is focused on the productivity of resources, i.e. in an improvement in the relationship between the natural resources used and the benefit they provide in the form of a product manufactured or a service provided. gains and cost reduction.
  • Build a new sustainable value proposition: Using tools such as the Circular Business Model Canvas, explore how to revisit your products and services to meet the sustainability expectations of consumers and partners.
  • Implement circular solutions step by step: Learn to apply the stage-gate method, designed to minimise risks and facilitate changes within your organisation.

Practical and Interactive Training

This enjoyable and interactive training invites you to step into the role of a designer of new sustainable solutions for the plastics industry.

  • The first day will focus on analysing a circular business model tailored to today’s challenges.
  • The second day will allow you to test and refine the developed solutions.

Working in small groups, you will tackle real-life case studies to translate ideas into actionable strategies in your own businesses.

Practical Information

Dates and Times: Fridays 21 and 28 November 2025, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Location: Mundo-N Training Centre, Rue Nanon 98, 5000 Namur

Participation: Free of charge, but registration is mandatory

Language: French