Textiles is a critical and polluting industry since the Industrial Revolution – each year, 14,000 tonnes of textiles are thrown away in Amsterdam only. The Amsterdam Pilot will increase the recycling percentage of home textiles, through redesigning diverse methods for collection with citizens, while providing feedstock for the recycling industries.

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Waste heat is a renewable energy source which is not utilised to its full potential. The Berlin Pilot will re-channel waste heat from the built environment into the urban metabolic system, and couple it efficiently with complimentary water sources to reuse in different contexts.

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The Milan Pilot will focus on supporting the transition to a circular agri-food system by connecting and adapting the current system to how modern citizens consume and live. This will be done through co-creation, co-design processes and democratized technological advancements.

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The Paris Pilot will develop a circular protocol, a digital platform and a smart storage facilities for reused materials. It will establish a CE tracking label for materials, a CE certification for events and temporary architectures and will also develop a specific incubation program to support the establishment of new business cases.

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Vejle city aims to reduce, reuse and recycle plastic. The Vejle Pilot will conduct waste and stakeholder analysis, innovative ideation and prototyping with stakeholders and create a local movement towards a more sustainable future. The Western part of Vejle will become a testing ground to incorporate plastics into circular strategies.

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The Cluj-Napoca Pilot aims to co-design the city’s energy transition together with the local community. The Pilot will invest in energy efficiency, optimizing consumption, sharing open data and uniting local administrators, communities and energy service providers. The objective is to fast-track the adoption of low carbon tech within Cluj-Napoca’s local context.

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