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Connecting Circular
Economy Expertise

Working together with colleagues across Welsh academia and Government, the Circular Economy Research and Innovation Group (CERIG) for Wales has been set up to support the transition to a circular economy.

Moving towards a circular economy requires a multi-disciplinary approach, encompassing research and innovation in areas such as: designing products for refurbishment and re-use; developing new materials and extracting useful resources from natural materials; developing new business models that incentivize the manufacturer to design a product for longevity; developing appropriate standards and governance arrangements, and investigating how we can communicate the opportunities and challenge perceptions of the circular economy.

Only by combining expertise across a wide range of disciplines can we truly tackle the systems change needed to make the circular economy a reality.

Objectives

  • Provide a forum to share good practices and facilitate knowledge exchange between academia, business and policymakers.
  • Through collaboration, increase circular economy research capacity in Welsh institutions.
  • Engage with industry to develop industry-led research.
  • Provide evidence to inform Government policy and programmes.
  • Develop an online forum to facilitate the exchange of good practice, funding opportunities, news and events.
  • Showcase the network’s circular economy outputs internationally, thus supporting the development of international partnerships.
  • Collaborate on curriculum development and training.
  • Work with the Global Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE) network (acknowledged by the United Nations University) to share learning and good practice at regional, national and international levels.

What is the
Circular Economy?

An  approach to sustainable development, the Circular Economy is a concept  that replaces the traditional take-make-dispose approach with a system  that is inherently regenerative by  design. Advocating for the radical redesign of how we produce and  deliver products and services, the Circular Economy challenges the  notion that materials, products and resources can have an ‘end-of-life’.  It proposes that by adopting novel business models,  renewable energy and strategies such as re-use, repair, refurbish or  recycle, resources can be looped back into the system acting as a  feedstock for future products and materials. This will help to not only  design out waste, but also maximize the economic  and environmental value of these resources, ultimately contributing  towards improving sustainable development and reducing climate change.

Material Flows in a Circular Economy

We have a lot of expertise in Welsh universities and by working together we can address circular economy challenges.

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Circular Economy Hotspot Cymru 2024

This year, Wales is hosting the Circular Economy Hotspot, an international event which celebrates the progress being made in establishing circular economies.

The Circular Economy Hotspot Cymru 2024 is a major international event focusing on the circular economy, taking place in Cardiff from October 7-9, 2024.

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