Industrial symbiosis creates an interconnected network which strives to mimic the functioning of ecological systems, within which energy and materials cycle continually with no waste products produced. This process serves to reduce the environmental footprint of...
Industrial symbiosis
Industrial symbiosis is the process by which wastes or by‐products of an industry or industrial process become the raw materials for another. Application of this concept allows materials to be used in a more sustainable way and contributes to the creation of a circular economy.
Projects on Industrial Symbiosis
Interreg Europe SYMBI - Industrial Symbiosis for Regional Sustainable Growth and a Resource Efficient Circular Economy (2016 – 2021) SYMBI aims at supporting the transition towards a resource-efficient economy through industrial symbiosis, establishing...
Sources for further information
The article Mapping Industrial Symbiosis Development In Europe_ typologies of networks, characteristics, performance and contribution to the Circular Economyprovides an extensive overview of Industrial Symbiosi activities in Europe. It contains among others a...
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