BIOREGIO

Funded by:		European Regional Development Fund ERDF 
        					through Interreg Europe Programme 

Project duration: 	2017 – 2022

Aims:

Improving knowledge related to circular economy of biological streams i.e., bio-based circular economy
Increasing recycling rates of biological materials e.g., food waste/biowaste, municipal and industrial sludge and agricultural residues
Transferring expertise

Activities:

Joint development of policy instruments
Defining best practices of bio-based circular economy: cooperation models and best available technologies
Describing regional biological streams
Identification, collection, and exchange of information on COVID-19 and bioeconomy measures taken in the regions of project partners

Actions:

Regional stakeholder group meetings
Interregional events for strengthening interregional cooperation: roundtable discussions, workshops, seminars, and field visits to transfer experiences of best practices in circular economy of biological streams
Policy briefs and expert papers of EU use
Regional dissemination events
Sharing policy briefs and success stories on the policy learning platform

Results:

Six policy instruments will be improved: funding of new projects, improving the management of the instruments, influencing the strategic focus of the instruments
Regions will be better equipped to implement new technologies and cooperation models in order to move towards bio-based circular economy, enhancing innovations related to saving natural resources as well as green growth and new jobs in the long term
Enhance regional and interregional cooperation
Increase professional capacity among stakeholders
Raise public awareness of bio-based circular economy