Let’s talk about plastics with Poland!
June 08, 2020
“We should not demonize plastic, but we need to use it in a more responsible way”. From top down to bottom up, we see: support and lobby growing, great initiatives being taken, the regulatory framework improving, and of course a lot of challenges ahead of us.
More and more people from public and private sector realize that this can be a commercial- and environmental win. But first and foremost, we need to start doing things. These are our impressions from the webinar “Let’s talk about Plastics”, organized by Innovo/Polish Circular Hotspot on 28 May 2020.
Read the report that was launched during the event: “Plastics in a closed-loop economy” here!
Holland Circular Hotspot Director Freek van Eijk shared together with Philip Ehrhorn from The Great Bubble Barrier and Marius Smit from Plastic Whale expertise and initiatives on Plastics. Economic Counsellor at The Netherlands Embassy in Poland, Sanne Kaasjager, presented Plastic Pact NL and European Plastic Pact.
Find the full Plastic Pact NL and European Plastic Pact presentation on the embassy website!
You can watch the webinar: here!
![innowo Poland plastics jared-sluyter-Kl8-SueS_BI-unsplash jared-sluyter-Kl8-SueS_BI-unsplash-scaled.jpg](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/jared-sluyter-Kl8-SueS_BI-unsplash-800x534.jpg)
Global Launch of the publication ‘Chemical Recycling in circular perspective’
![Global Launch of the publication ‘Chemical Recycling in circular perspective’](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ww-1-600x450.jpg)
Chemical Recycling Brochure had its international launch amidst the IUPAC
Looking Back: World Circular Economy Forum 2023
![Looking Back: World Circular Economy Forum 2023](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/WhatsApp-Image-2023-06-12-at-09.52.32-1-e1686747619680-600x418.jpeg)
A recap of the WCEF2023 in Helsinki, Finland
Injection point & DFNS: a new creation made from recycled materials
![Injection point & DFNS: a new creation made from recycled materials](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/DFNSCreaseGuard-1024x1024-1-600x600.png)
Injection Point product made from recycled plastic
The Local Approach: Interregional Collaboration for a Circular Plastics Value Chain
Helsinki, Finland / online | 1st of June 2023
![The Local Approach: Interregional Collaboration for a Circular Plastics Value Chain](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/5.jpg)
A WCEF2023 Accelerator Session.
Packaging: Waste or valuable resource?
Brussels, Belgium | 1st of September 2023
![Packaging: Waste or valuable resource?](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/frederic-paulussen-4xfNN7I_2zE-unsplash-e1681898770917-600x614.jpg)
Harnessing the value of packaging in the food system
Cyclin B.V.
![Cyclin B.V.](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Screenshot-2023-03-21-102546-600x448.png)
Circular insulation panels based on residual streams of cellulose fibers
Webinar: Circular Plastics in Canada and the Netherlands
![Webinar: Circular Plastics in Canada and the Netherlands](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/sandro-schuh-6wVqCeK030Y-unsplash-600x400.jpg)
Opportunities, Best Practices & Policy Approaches for Circular Plastics
International Cradle to Cradle Congress
Berlin, Germany | 8th until 9th of September 2023
![International Cradle to Cradle Congress](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/karli-cumber-LCsKwZDxLi8-unsplash-scaled-e1681198981801-600x525.jpg)
International Circular Economy Congress exchange and networking
Interview: 'The Secret Weapon of Climate Action'
![Interview: 'The Secret Weapon of Climate Action'](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-23-at-15.46.02-e1679653333384-600x417.jpeg)
An interview with Freek van Eijk
bio!PAC 2023
Dusseldorf Messe, Germany | Online | 8th until 9th of May 2023
![bio!PAC 2023](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/deniz-fuchidzhiev-Nq_VgwEnPwg-unsplash-scaled-e1679235193845-600x556.jpg)
Conference on Bioplastics & Packaging
The Netherlands at WCEF2023 in Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland | 30th of May until 2nd of June 2023
![The Netherlands at WCEF2023 in Helsinki](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/wcef2023-1-600x338.webp)
NL visit to Finland and World Circular Economy Forum
A Circular Economy for Plastics in Canada & the Netherlands
Online | 5th of April 2023
![A Circular Economy for Plastics in Canada & the Netherlands](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IM150316NE004-4B9A1497-1-e1678741609559-600x549.jpeg)
An interactive session on Circular Plastics & NL/CANADA collaborations
Sixth Edition of Circular Week 2023
Warsaw, Poland | 23rd until 27th of October 2023
![Sixth Edition of Circular Week 2023](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/victor-malyushev-Oirxgq5IyCI-unsplash-scaled-e1678704156928-600x419.jpg)
Educate about circular economy and promote sustainable development
IUPAC WORLD CHEMISTRY CONGRESS 2023
The Hague, Netherlands | 20th until 27th of August 2023
![IUPAC WORLD CHEMISTRY CONGRESS 2023](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DH2-1_medium-1-600x308.jpg)
Connecting Chemical Worlds
Netherlands introduces National Circular Economy Program 2023 - 2030
![Netherlands introduces National Circular Economy Program 2023 - 2030](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screenshot-2023-02-15-at-23.14.06.png)
Netherlands to launch National Circular Economy Program 2023-2030
Spotlight country page The United States: Opportunities for Dutch collaborations
![Spotlight country page The United States: Opportunities for Dutch collaborations](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/pexels-pixabay-40142-600x400.jpg)
Learn more about the policies and circular economy in the U.S.
Spotlight country page Canada: Opportunities for Dutch collaborations
![Spotlight country page Canada: Opportunities for Dutch collaborations](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/pexels-jamal-yahyayev-3671394-1-600x412.jpg)
Learn more about the policies and circular economy in Canada.
Opportunities for circular bio-economy in Thailand
![Opportunities for circular bio-economy in Thailand](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Screenshot-2022-11-13-at-10.42.32-600x406.png)
Country booster seminar
BioBTX - making circular chemistry possible
![BioBTX - making circular chemistry possible](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/pasted-image-0-1-600x400.png)
Developing biobased and renewable aromatics for a sustainable future
Setting foot in Belgium: Dialogue sessions on Dutch-Belgian market potential for circular plastics and construction
![Setting foot in Belgium: Dialogue sessions on Dutch-Belgian market potential for circular plastics and construction](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/WhatsApp-Image-2022-11-15-at-12.07.27-600x291.jpeg)
Recap of the two dialogue meetings held in The Hague on November 8.
Chemical Recycling is gaining momentum!
![Chemical Recycling is gaining momentum!](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/iStock-1039705312-600x400.jpg)
Join the Chemical Recycling Summit 2022
The NL mission to Malaysia: Solving Global Challenges Together
![The NL mission to Malaysia: Solving Global Challenges Together](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/PA120430-600x450.jpg)
10 Dutch frontrunners participated in the Dutch trade mission to IGEM.
CBBD Chemical Recycling Summit 2022
Restaurant Passant, Moerdijk | 22nd of November 2022
![CBBD Chemical Recycling Summit 2022](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_368987239_394659602323_1_original-600x300.jpg)
Attendees are expected to be a true representation of the supply chain.
Chemical recycling event Bottrop: Cross-border cooperation between Germany and the Netherlands
![Chemical recycling event Bottrop: Cross-border cooperation between Germany and the Netherlands](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/C0447-groepsfoto-600x346.jpeg)
Germany and the Dutch chemical sector join forces in Chemical Recycling
Circular entrepreneurship in Belgium
RVO Den Haag | 8th of November 2022
![Circular entrepreneurship in Belgium](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/3d-printed-urban-cabin-dus-architects-amsterdam_dezeen_2364_col_6-1-600x292.jpg)
Opportunities for Dutch circular companies in Belgium
Umincorp - Tray-to-tray recycling
![Umincorp - Tray-to-tray recycling](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/202203-Umincorp-tray-to-tray-kl-600x400.jpeg)
Finding cooperation across the plastics value chain
Sustonable - The Circular Design Surface
![Sustonable - The Circular Design Surface](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/3F2-scaled-1-600x343.jpeg)
Sustainable decorative surfaces for conscious homes
NRW-Dutch cross-border opportunities in Chemical Recycling
Bottrop, Germany | 15th of September 2022
![NRW-Dutch cross-border opportunities in Chemical Recycling](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/iStock-1090036338-600x340.jpeg)
Latest developments and innovations in the field of chemical recycling
Costa Rica Forum 'The Future of Plastics in Circular Economy'
![Costa Rica Forum 'The Future of Plastics in Circular Economy'](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/1655475285798-600x337.jpeg)
Face-to-face discussion on circular plastics in Latin America
Umincorp wins several prizes at the Afvalfonds Verpakkingen Awards
![Umincorp wins several prizes at the Afvalfonds Verpakkingen Awards](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Screenshot-2022-06-15-at-12.55.08-e1655463079910-600x360.png)
Awarded state-of-the-art technology for closing the plastics loop
Circular Week 2022
Poland | 3rd until 6th of October 2022
![Circular Week 2022](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/WhatsApp-Image-2022-06-01-at-12.08.29-PM.jpeg)
Save the date for the fifth-anniversary edition of the Circular Week!
Now available in Spanish: Circular Plastics brochure and 3D plastics video
![Now available in Spanish: Circular Plastics brochure and 3D plastics video](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Screenshot-2022-05-30-at-16.33.19-e1654862105433-600x788.png)
Download the plastics brochure and 3D video in Spanish!
Pretty Plastic Tiles - cladding materials from up-cycled PVC
![Pretty Plastic Tiles - cladding materials from up-cycled PVC](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/8A8A9447-2-e1651812918860-600x324.jpeg)
Cladding tiles from 100% recycled plastic
Bioplastics: what and when – free introduction for start-ups and SMEs
Amsterdam | 8th of July 2022
![Bioplastics: what and when – free introduction for start-ups and SMEs](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/john-cameron-KENd4EBdqow-unsplash-600x450.jpeg)
Session for a fisrt introduction on bioplastics
Seminar Prosperkolleg: EU Circular Economy Action Plan on Plastics
Online | 5th of May 2022
![Seminar Prosperkolleg: EU Circular Economy Action Plan on Plastics](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Perpetual-plastics-1-600x504.jpg)
Dedicated monthly seminar to listen to exciting lectures on circular topics
Healthy Seas Socks - Sustainable fashion
![Healthy Seas Socks - Sustainable fashion](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/HealthySeas_socks_new3-1160x773-1-600x400.jpeg)
Sustainable socks made partly from old fishing nets
Nordic Circular Summit 2022
Stockholm, Sweden & Online | 22nd until 24th of November 2022
![Nordic Circular Summit 2022](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Screenshot-2022-04-22-at-16.51.55-600x414.png)
Learn more about circular opportunities in the Nordic region from the event
Recap: Dutch Circular Day at Dubai Expo 2020
![Recap: Dutch Circular Day at Dubai Expo 2020](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/1R5A6986-600x400.jpeg)
Reinforcing circular partnerships between The UAE and The Netherlands
Trade Mission to Hungary and Slovakia on Circular Construction and Recycling
Budapest and Bratislava | 28th until 30th of June 2022
![Trade Mission to Hungary and Slovakia on Circular Construction and Recycling](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/pexels-timi-keszthelyi-2350351-scaled-e1667205687281-600x588.jpg)
Discover opportunities on construction and recycling in Hungary & Slovakia!
ECESP Networking Village: Inspiring Young Generations to be the Center of CE Transition
![ECESP Networking Village: Inspiring Young Generations to be the Center of CE Transition](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Screenshot-2022-03-01-at-15.46.01-e1647349726755-600x321.png)
Sessions with professionals towards sustainable consumption
TechMeeting: Circular Economy Opportunities in France
online | 17th of May 2022
![TechMeeting: Circular Economy Opportunities in France](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/architecture-buildings-church-338515-600x400.jpg)
Matchmaking event for circular companies with technological innovation!
UAE: making the shift towards circular economy
![UAE: making the shift towards circular economy](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/1-5-e1646039095751.jpeg)
Dutch-UAE collaboration towards circular economy
The 3rd World Conference on Waste Management 2022
online | 10th until 11th of March 2022
![The 3rd World Conference on Waste Management 2022](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/gervyn-louis-PNunhq1k-8M-unsplash-600x730.jpg)
Theme: Challenge & Practices on Waste Management and COVID-19 Post-Pandemic
Circularity in Packaging: Opportunities for Latvia and the Netherlands
online | 8th of March 2022
![Circularity in Packaging: Opportunities for Latvia and the Netherlands](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/1-4-e1645694354596-600x438.jpeg)
Current trends in the field of circular packaging in Latvia
Virtual Gateway Experience on Dutch circular plastics
![Virtual Gateway Experience on Dutch circular plastics](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1-e1643895671304-600x430.jpeg)
Virtual Gateway through the Virtual Reality production on plastics
Dutch Circular Day at World Expo Dubai
Netherlands Pavilion at World Expo Dubai | 24th of March 2022
![Dutch Circular Day at World Expo Dubai](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/pavilion-interior-skylights-new-800x567-1-600x425.jpg)
Finding common ground for Dutch-UAE circular collaboration
Getting started on the German CE market
online | 23rd of November 2021
![Getting started on the German CE market](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/pexels-photo-756688-600x400.jpeg)
Webinar on the circular economy in the Netherlands and Germany
The Circular Series brings together The Netherlands and United Arab Emirates
![The Circular Series brings together The Netherlands and United Arab Emirates](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_2604-2-1-600x450.jpg)
A series on opportunities and challenges for a shared circular economy
Circular Series: Circular collaboration opportunities in the United Arabic Emirates
Dubai and online | 19th of October 2021
![Circular Series: Circular collaboration opportunities in the United Arabic Emirates](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/pavilion-interior-skylights-new-e1637325538147-600x237.jpg)
!Changed date: 19 October!
Dutch-Vietnamese collaboration in the field of circular plastic waste management
![Dutch-Vietnamese collaboration in the field of circular plastic waste management](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/eirik-skarstein-TeeSdbW058I-unsplash-1-scaled-e1632776717336-600x650.jpg)
Country booster seminar
Opportunity Seminar Circular Economy within the Built Environment and Plastics in Belgium
online | 12th of October 2021
![Opportunity Seminar Circular Economy within the Built Environment and Plastics in Belgium](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/yeo-khee-eac7wvnBhkA-unsplash-600x338.jpg)
Opportunities for Dutch companies in Belgium
EPR+: Mandatory and voluntary mechanisms for financing the circular economy for plastics and packaging
online | 21st of September 2021
![EPR+: Mandatory and voluntary mechanisms for financing the circular economy for plastics and packaging](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/DSC08056-Silvia-de-Vaan-600x399.jpg)
Panel discussion on financing mechanisms to support a circular economy
Japan and the Netherlands collaborate to accelerate the Circular Economy
![Japan and the Netherlands collaborate to accelerate the Circular Economy](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/TeamNL-Tokyo-Expo-Key-Visuals_Rangaku-Now_1920x1080-600x338.jpg)
A series on opportunities and challenges for a shared circular economy
Plastic Waste Management in Vietnam
online | 31st of August 2021
![Plastic Waste Management in Vietnam](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Screenshot-2021-08-02-at-13.44.39-e1629985420466.png)
Explore opportunities for Dutch-Vietnamese collaboration
Leadax - Revolutionary sustainable roofing and Flashing
![Leadax - Revolutionary sustainable roofing and Flashing](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screenshot-2022-05-13-at-12.17.07-600x519.png)
Circular waterproofing materials, such as flashing and flat roofing
Searious Business - helping supermarkets move towards a reusable future
![Searious Business - helping supermarkets move towards a reusable future](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/reusables-thumbnail-600x338.jpg)
Innovative circular product & strategic business solutions
The Circular Economy topic gains traction in Asia
![The Circular Economy topic gains traction in Asia](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/TeamNL-Tokyo-Expo-Key-Visuals_Rangaku-Now_1920x1080-600x338.jpg)
NL-Japanese Circular Series at Team NL Tokyo Expo 2020
Greentom - The greenest stroller on planet earth
![Greentom - The greenest stroller on planet earth](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/greentom-carrycot-reversible-fabric-for-greentom-basic-frame-blue-white-eco-friendly-recyclable-pushchairs_72972_zoom-600x750.jpg)
The next generation of sustainable child buggy!
Team NL Tokyo Expo: Webinar Circularity in Plastics
Online | 24th of June 2021
![Team NL Tokyo Expo: Webinar Circularity in Plastics](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/TeamNL-Tokyo-Expo-Key-Visuals_Rangaku-Now_1920x1080-600x338.jpg)
Showcasing Dutch and Japanese circular showcases
The first digital visit to Poland of the Minister for Environment in the Netherlands, Stientje van Veldhoven
online | 30th of June 2021
![The first digital visit to Poland of the Minister for Environment in the Netherlands, Stientje van Veldhoven](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/innowo-600x450.jpeg)
First digital visit to Poland by the Minister of Environment in the NL
Circular Plastics in France: what are the opportunities for the Dutch?
Online | 22nd of June 2021
![Circular Plastics in France: what are the opportunities for the Dutch?](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IM150316NE004-4B9A1497-1-600x900.jpg)
Exclusive opportunity to obtain access to the sector study results!
bio! PAC 2022 - Conference in bio-based packing
Online | 15th until 16th of March 2022
![bio! PAC 2022 - Conference in bio-based packing](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/deniz-fuchidzhiev-Nq_VgwEnPwg-unsplash-600x400.jpg)
Conference on Bioplastics & Packaging!
Dutch-English conversations on circular solutions in plastics, textiles and built environment!
![Dutch-English conversations on circular solutions in plastics, textiles and built environment!](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/heidi-fin-QvPRGI8LfOc-unsplash-600x400.jpg)
Strengthening collaboration between The UK and The Netherlands
Pre-event Dubai Expo 2020
online | 9th of June 2021
![Pre-event Dubai Expo 2020](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Schermafbeelding-2021-02-23-om-14.38.02-e1622644042951-600x280.png)
Opportunities for Dutch entrepreneurs
New spotlight country page: Ireland
![New spotlight country page: Ireland](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/jason-murphy-rTG1TR6Ygb0-unsplash-600x450.jpg)
Circular opportunities for Dutch entrepreneurs
Better Future Factory - Futureproof Packscan
![Better Future Factory - Futureproof Packscan](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/HUM_OBP_SOCIAL_2-1-600x600.jpg)
Helping brands to make packaging future proof
Circular Plastic Use: Innovate & Change to close the loop
online | 1st until 30th of June 2021
![Circular Plastic Use: Innovate & Change to close the loop](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/pexels-mali-maeder-802221-scaled-e1671469990498-600x399.jpg)
Best collaborative experience for plastic value change
Global discussion on Plastics and Textiles in Circular Climate Booster
![Global discussion on Plastics and Textiles in Circular Climate Booster](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/CCB-FOTO-ROUNDTABLE-600x450.jpeg)
Entrepreneurs, experts and decision makers share thoughts on CE & Climate
Future Proof Circular Economy Showcase
online | 12th of May 2021
![Future Proof Circular Economy Showcase](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/pexels-cottonbro-4855422-600x900.jpg)
The Future Proof Network offers a platform of collaboration and learning
Circular Economy SMEs across Europe
online | 23rd of April until 9th of November 2022
![Circular Economy SMEs across Europe](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Slogan5.jpg)
Good practices from Barcelona to Bottrop
MeetingPack 2021 Congress
online | 27th of May 2021
![MeetingPack 2021 Congress](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/pexels-markus-winkler-3581819-600x450.jpg)
Packaging solutions towards the circular economy
Strengthening Anglo-Dutch circular collaboration
online | 29th of April 2021
![Strengthening Anglo-Dutch circular collaboration](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/anthony-rosset-YLaLy6wlDiY-unsplash-600x397.jpg)
The future is circular
New brochure: A circular economy for plastics
![New brochure: A circular economy for plastics](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/431326de-264a-4d04-b93b-5981fb1bbf6a-600x338.jpeg)
Let’s turn challenges into opportunities
Circular Plastics Conference
online | 8th of April until 20th of May 2021
![Circular Plastics Conference](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/group-activists-friends-throw-lot-garbage-bag-600x400.jpg)
A series of expert events on closing the loop
Circular Climate Booster Event
online | 7th until 12th of April 2021
![Circular Climate Booster Event](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Ontwerp-zonder-titel1-e1616524551705-600x367.jpg)
The conditions for change towards circular plastics & textile value chains
Renewable Materials Conference
online | 18th until 20th of May 2021
![Renewable Materials Conference](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/axel-antas-bergkvist-lFDlj80gJ4A-unsplash-600x400.jpg)
Concept to present bio-based, CO2-based and recycled materials.
New publication: Waste Management in Latin America
![New publication: Waste Management in Latin America](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/DSC_0899-600x399.jpg)
Matching demand and offer between LATAM and The Netherlands
Veolia - Finish Quantum product
![Veolia - Finish Quantum product](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/FinishQuantum.jpg)
Postconsumer recycled plastic in packaging.
Join the Pipe - City Water
![Join the Pipe - City Water](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/C7eiTrI8-600x599.jpg)
Filtered tap-water in a reusable bottle.
Plastic bottles, metal packaging and drink cartons get a second life
![Plastic bottles, metal packaging and drink cartons get a second life](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Pmd-picnictafel_blockquote-Roeland-Dubel-600x316.jpg)
PMD business recycling by Renewi
Unlocking the flexible packaging dilemma
online | 11th of February 2021
![Unlocking the flexible packaging dilemma](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/agenlaku-indonesia-D0FWHT-eW_I-unsplash-1-600x322.jpg)
Why should the value chain for flexible plastic packaging become circular?
Circular Polyolefins Outlook
online | 27th of January 2021
![Circular Polyolefins Outlook](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/brian-yurasits-8nNrfj2Od6Y-unsplash-600x400.jpg)
Development and trends in regulation, practices and product design.
Webinar Waste Management in Latin America
Online | 11th of February 2021
![Webinar Waste Management in Latin America](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/alfonso-navarro-qph7tJfcDys-unsplash-600x375.jpg)
Presenting the results of a sector study for 8 countries in Latin America
Veolia - Wijzonol paint buckets
![Veolia - Wijzonol paint buckets](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Veolia-007-e1678456969568-600x364.jpg)
100% Post Consumer Recyclates buckets
‘Chemical recycling approach will become global blueprint’
![‘Chemical recycling approach will become global blueprint’](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Schermafbeelding-2020-12-19-om-10.19.01-600x424.png)
International cooperation is essential
Circular business opportunities in Chile? Re-watch the webinar series!
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Virtual trade mission Chile
Dutch circular entrepreneurs share international experiences
![Dutch circular entrepreneurs share international experiences](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/headway-5QgIuuBxKwM-unsplash-600x400.jpg)
Enthusiasm about international momentum for circular opportunities
Healthy Seas– from waste to wear
![Healthy Seas– from waste to wear](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Cor-Kuyvenhoven-met-GF-1416-600x400.jpg)
Nylon fishing nets are regenerated together with other nylon waste
Circular Business Opportunities in Chile: Plastics & Sustainable Packaging
online | 16th of December 2020
![Circular Business Opportunities in Chile: Plastics & Sustainable Packaging](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/CIRCULAR-ECONOMY-MISSION-CHILE5-e1605706803570-600x474.png)
Virtual Circular Economy Mission to Chile
Circular Economy & Waste management: Business opportunities in France
![Circular Economy & Waste management: Business opportunities in France](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IM150316NE004-4B9A1497-1-600x900.jpg)
Report of the online French-Dutch meet-up
Circular Economy Mission Chile
online | 9th until 16th of December 2020
![Circular Economy Mission Chile](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/CIRCULAR-ECONOMY-MISSION-CHILE3-e1605527349972-600x470.png)
Business opportunities in Agro-Food, Water Management and Plastics!
Opportunity: Present your Dutch Waste Management or Cleantech showcase to the French!
![Opportunity: Present your Dutch Waste Management or Cleantech showcase to the French!](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IM150316NE004-4B9A1497-1-600x900.jpg)
French-Dutch meetup on November 12
Arapaha
![Arapaha](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Lamp-3-600x900.jpg)
Circular Durable Goods made out of Advanced Biobased Materials
ASEAN5: Value Chain Approach in Waste Management
Online | 21st of October 2020
![ASEAN5: Value Chain Approach in Waste Management](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/afif-kusuma-XYQPyn4KkiY-unsplash-600x450.jpg)
Panel discussion between The Netherlands and the ASEAN5 region
Circular Economy & Waste Management: Business Opportunities in France
online | 12th of November 2020
![Circular Economy & Waste Management: Business Opportunities in France](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IM150316NE004-4B9A1497-1-600x900.jpg)
Online meetup for Dutch and French stakeholders
Plastic Pollution Hotspotting and Shaping Action
online | 1st of October 2020
![Plastic Pollution Hotspotting and Shaping Action](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/plastic-polution--600x400.jpg)
Guidance and tools of a methodological framework
CuRe Technology - Low energy molecular polyester recycling
![CuRe Technology - Low energy molecular polyester recycling](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/200617004798-Josse-Kunst-600x400.jpg)
Creating a fully circular polyester chain
Biodesign Night 2020
online | 25th of September 2020
![Biodesign Night 2020](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/artur-lysyuk-NVkNjC-Ywxk-unsplash-600x462.jpg)
Growing a long term solution
Webinar Chemical Recycling: Market trends and NRW-Dutch cross-border opportunities
online | 7th of October 2020
![Webinar Chemical Recycling: Market trends and NRW-Dutch cross-border opportunities](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ac-almelor-9HiCRY11-CI-unsplash-600x338.jpg)
Explore opportunities for collaboration between Germany and The Netherlands
Waste2Wear - innovative textiles made from recycled plastics
![Waste2Wear - innovative textiles made from recycled plastics](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/waste2wear2-600x400.jpg)
100% traceable sustainable textiles
Australia and Waste: A changing mindset
![Australia and Waste: A changing mindset](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Dai-Forterre-600x450.jpeg)
Dutch-Australian efforts for a circular economy
Chile: Circular Economy & Food Packaging
online | 25th of August 2020
![Chile: Circular Economy & Food Packaging](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/markus-spiske-mvu1-Gzg1tg-unsplash-600x400.jpg)
Addressing the advances of the Circular Economy Road-Map
Ahrend - creating sustainable working environments
![Ahrend - creating sustainable working environments](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Ahrend-factory-in-Sint-Oedenrode-e1595859183420-600x714.png)
Designing and manufacturing quality products, which can be reused endlessly
Circulus B.V. – from waste stream to raw materials
![Circulus B.V. – from waste stream to raw materials](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/DSC_0712-Ruud-Speyer-600x400.jpg)
Circular products made from plastic and biomass waste streams
Circularise - supply chain transparency for circular economy
![Circularise - supply chain transparency for circular economy](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/circularise4-600x338.jpg)
Material traceability in the plastic value chain
Van de Sant - Comfortable sustainable furniture
![Van de Sant - Comfortable sustainable furniture](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/vandesant1-600x338.jpg)
Furniture made from recovered ocean-bound plastics and waste streams
Successful webinar on sustainable packaging
![Successful webinar on sustainable packaging](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/12-Silvia-de-Vaan-e1594647966937-600x791.jpg)
Dutch solutions in Indian context
2020 PET Monomer Recycling Forum
online | 7th of October 2020
![2020 PET Monomer Recycling Forum](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/pet-plastics-600x450.jpg)
Enhancing the circularity of PET
Plastics Circularity Multiplier Conference
Brussels, Belgium | 14th of October 2020
![Plastics Circularity Multiplier Conference](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/plastics-600x334.jpeg)
Innovations that aim to bring plastic materials into the CE
Biorizon - the profitable way to bio-aromatics
![Biorizon - the profitable way to bio-aromatics](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Biorizon-vrouw-met-bril-Emke-Mol-1-600x400.jpg)
Shared Research Center developing innovative chemical processes
Sustainable packaging 2.0
online | 8th of July 2020
![Sustainable packaging 2.0](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/mika-sDMiF-0r9pM-unsplash-600x800.jpg)
Design, Innovation, Solutions in Packaging
CLEAR RIVERS - litter traps
![CLEAR RIVERS - litter traps](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_4995-600x400.jpg)
Fish plastic out of rivers
Let's talk about plastics with Poland!
![Let's talk about plastics with Poland!](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/jared-sluyter-Kl8-SueS_BI-unsplash-600x400.jpg)
Plastics in a closed-loop economy
Green Serendipity - Bioplastics for packaging and products
![Green Serendipity - Bioplastics for packaging and products](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Caroli-Buitenhuis-greenserendipity-7-Caroli-Buitenhuis-600x487.jpeg)
Circular concept development and consultancy
Plastics Recycling Show Europe
Amsterdam, The Netherlands | 27th until 28th of October 2020
![Plastics Recycling Show Europe](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/headway-F2KRf_QfCqw-unsplash-600x400.jpg)
Annual pan-European exhibition & conference dedicated to plastics recycling
Let's talk about plastic
Online | 28th of May 2020
![Let's talk about plastic](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/jared-sluyter-Kl8-SueS_BI-unsplash-600x400.jpg)
A webinar devoted to plastics
Recycle Sint - Toolkit for toys swap markets
![Recycle Sint - Toolkit for toys swap markets](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Recycle-Sint-ruilmarkt2-Recycle-Sint-600x400.jpg)
Why buy new toys if you can swap?
The story of Van Werven Plastic Recycling
![The story of Van Werven Plastic Recycling](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Schermafbeelding-2020-04-30-om-21.00.13-600x394.png)
An interview with Ton van der Giessen, CEO
No time to waste a crisis, let’s move from ego to eco!
![No time to waste a crisis, let’s move from ego to eco!](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Niaga18445-600x401.jpg)
Blog #9 of 12 voices on the transition to a circular economy
Circular Slovakia and Holland Circular Hotspot join forces!
![Circular Slovakia and Holland Circular Hotspot join forces!](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_2213-2-600x400.jpg)
Towards a greener and circular Slovakia
Dutch recycling- and waste to energy solutions for Saudi Arabia
![Dutch recycling- and waste to energy solutions for Saudi Arabia](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/068b61b7-0481-4c95-bac7-202d80946014-600x579.jpg)
Saudi Arabian waste-mission welcomed in The Netherlands
Groningen Seaports - Circulair Cluster Delfzijl
![Groningen Seaports - Circulair Cluster Delfzijl](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/GSP-Eemshaven-April-s-11_uitsnede_kl-1-600x375.jpg)
An innovative circular cluster and ongoing sustainable investments
FIBI-buffer – sustainable product protection
![FIBI-buffer – sustainable product protection](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/FIBI-Buffer_plasticvrij_beschermen_en_fixeren-arjan-van-der-plas-600x293.jpg)
Reusable, biobased, compostable plastic alternative
BE O Lifestyle - products from plants for a climate-positive future
![BE O Lifestyle - products from plants for a climate-positive future](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Screenshot-2021-08-06-at-12.21.45-600x373.png)
A water bottle made from sugar cane residual material
Vibers - Biobased materials from elephant grass
![Vibers - Biobased materials from elephant grass](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VibersBiopolymers-Jan-Govert-van-Gilst-600x424.jpg)
Making the switch from traditional materials to organic
The Ocean Cleanup unveils scalable solution to intercept river plastic pollution
![The Ocean Cleanup unveils scalable solution to intercept river plastic pollution](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/The-Interceptor-Unveil-October-26th-1920x1080-600x338.jpg)
The Ocean Cleanup aims to tackle the 1,000 most polluting rivers.
An introduction to the African Circular Economy Network
![An introduction to the African Circular Economy Network](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/strejman141000087-600x600.jpg)
Collaboration across continents for accelerating an African CE transition
The Ocean Cleanup – Saving the sea from plastic
![The Ocean Cleanup – Saving the sea from plastic](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/TOC-system001-tow-1-klein-600x400.jpg)
Developing advanced technologies to rid the world’s oceans of plastic.
WasteBoards - Skateboarding on recycled bottle caps
![WasteBoards - Skateboarding on recycled bottle caps](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/wasteboards-skateboards-2b-600x365.jpg)
Ever wondered what to do with 1,000 scrapped bottle caps?
Zero Waste Lab - Waste as a currency
![Zero Waste Lab - Waste as a currency](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ZeroWasteLab-003-600x400.jpg)
Just 27% of the waste in Amsterdam is separated, unlike the rest of the ...
Upp! Circular Plastic Factory
![Upp! Circular Plastic Factory](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Afbeelding1-600x511.png)
Building materials made from local plastic waste
SweepSmart - Turning waste into happiness
![SweepSmart - Turning waste into happiness](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/DSC08056-Silvia-de-Vaan-600x399.jpg)
European waste management solutions tailored to local context
Ocean Sole - from flip flop to art
![Ocean Sole - from flip flop to art](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/8L4A3061.1-Nicholas-Ninaber-van-Eyben-KLEIN-600x470.jpg)
DSM-Niaga - Recyclable carpets & technology
![DSM-Niaga - Recyclable carpets & technology](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/DSM_MG_94111-600x400.jpg)
Fully recyclable carpet material
Interface - Carpets made from disregarded fishnets
![Interface - Carpets made from disregarded fishnets](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Interface-IMG_1481-600x400.jpg)
Replacing raw materials and saving the wildlife
The Great Bubble Barrier
![The Great Bubble Barrier](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/BB-Amsterdam_1-600x400.jpg)
A sustainable fish-friendly technology to mitigate marine pollution
Van Werven Plastics Recycling - Clean plastics as raw materials
![Van Werven Plastics Recycling - Clean plastics as raw materials](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IM150316NE004-4B9A1497-1-600x900.jpg)
High-quality raw materials from post-consumer hard plastics
Perpetual Plastic Project - Mobile lab recycles plastic in 3D printer
![Perpetual Plastic Project - Mobile lab recycles plastic in 3D printer](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Perpetual-plastics-1-600x504.jpg)
Ioniqa - Developing 'everlasting' plastic
![Ioniqa - Developing 'everlasting' plastic](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Ioniqa-PET-Bottles-1-600x382.jpg)
From coloured PET waste into high-quality colourless 'virgin' PET
Transition agenda's Plastics and Consumer Goods now available in English
![Transition agenda's Plastics and Consumer Goods now available in English](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/TAs-600x423.png)
CE agenda's for priority sectors translated
Black Bear Carbon - Second life for discarded tires
![Black Bear Carbon - Second life for discarded tires](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Schermafbeelding-2018-06-13-om-19.49.40-600x399.png)
Phario - bioplastics from waste water
![Phario - bioplastics from waste water](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Phario-Festival-muntjes-600x338.jpg)
Bioplastic with excellent technical properties produced by bacteria
Plastic Whale
![Plastic Whale](https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/PlasticWhalevissen1-600x400.jpg)
Plastic fishing trips in Amsterdam’s canals