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On 22 November, the CE Center held its closing event in Leuven and online. We presented the results of 5 years of research and launched the online Circular Economy Monitor for Flanders.
Hans Bruyninckx, head of the European Environmental Agency gave us the European perspective.
After noon, we offered online academic breakout sessions to explore our themes in depth.
PRESENTATIONS OF THE PLENARY SESSION
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Presentation and launch of the online Circular Economy Monitor Luc Alaerts (CE Center) |
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Keynote/talk with Hans Bruyninckx (EMA) |
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Recap of results and impacts of the CE Center |
PRESENTATIONS OF THE BREAKOUT-SESSIONS
01. CE MONITORING
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14:30 | Monitoring Circular Economy from a Societal Needs Perspective Luc Alaerts, KU Leuven |
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15:00 | Monitoring CE from a societal need perspective: From theory to practice Veerle Vermeyen, KU Leuven |
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15:30 | Circular Material Use Rate indicators – A Flemish macro-economic perspective Maarten Christis, VITO |
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16:00 | Measuring the benefits of the circular economy: the in-use occupation of materials Gustavo Moraga, Ghent University |
02. CIRCULARITY OF PLASTICS
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14:30 | The market acceptance of circular plastics Tine Compernolle, University of Antwerp |
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15:00 | The evolution of post-consumer packaging waste management systems in Flanders Gwenny Thomassen, University of Antwerp |
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15:30 | Why plastic waste is not crude oil: technological challenges (and opportunities) towards closed loop recycling Steven De Meester, Ghent University |
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16:00 | Plastics and plastic waste – Policy challenges and data gaps Maarten Dubois, OECD |
03. INSIGHTS INTO CIRCULAR STRATEGIES
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14:30 | The effectiveness of circular economy strategies at reducing the GHG emissions and resource use of the Belgian car stock Donald Chapman, KU Leuven |
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15:00 | CO2 mineralization of steel slags for sustainable concrete – An environmental analysis of different available options Andrea Di Maria, KU Leuven |
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15:30 | Estimating demand and supply potential for circular value chains - the case of EV battery remanufacturing Jeroen Gillabel, VITO |
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16:00 | The end-of-life phase of PV modules: where two transitions meet Gwenny Thomassen, University of Antwerp |
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