Two new industrial symbiosis projects have started this year involving 6 more municipalities working on the circular economy from the productive fabric. There are now 141 municipalities in total in Spain working on industrial symbiosis in 14 different projects that include 16,000 manufacturing companies. The two new projects are: 1. Identification and promotion of … Read more
SÍMBIOSY is one of the Catalan companies that has received support from the European Commission’s EIC Accelerator program for the development of the SÍNER industrial symbiosis project management online program. SÍNER concentrates and manages data on the resources of industries in a territory to identify potential synergies between entities in an industrial ecosystem. The tool … Read more
On December 12th, a working session was held with farmers, ranchers, and business owners from the agro-industrial sector of the region within the framework of the Circular Economy of Berguedà project. At this event, the first steps were taken to launch the first collection of plastic film remains from silage bales for livestock feed during … Read more
The “QUATRE RIBES circular” project, the industrial symbiosis project of the municipalities of Cabrera de Mar, Argentona, Dosrius, and Orrius, the first project in the Maresme region, is underway. On October 8th, the first training day and official presentation of the project took place for the members of the project’s monitoring committee, with the presence … Read more
SCRAP STORE 22@ is born, the “store” for surplus materials from Barcelona companies. The 22@Network Association (www.22network.net) is launching this new project within the framework of circular economy projects of the Waste Agency of Catalonia (Agencia Residus Catalunya. Subvencions 2019). This is an initiative to promote the circular economy in the district by showcasing, exchanging, … Read more
Law 16/2017 on Climate Change and the National Pact for the Energy Transition establish very ambitious objectives regarding the share of renewable energies in our electricity system, objectives that are still far from being achievable at the current rate of implementation. Actions are needed to promote the development of renewable energies integrated into the territory. … Read more
On July 25th, the industrial symbiosis project promoted by the city councils of Bisbal d’Empordà, Forallac, Cruïlles, Monells i Sant Sadurní de l’Heura, Corçà and Ullastret, with the support of the Girona Provincial Council, was presented. This initiative, which has the support of the Símbiosy team, aims to contribute to the reduction of … Read more
The Business Association of Hospitalet and Baix Llobregat, AEBALL, is leading the circular economy project “Zero Banals” which aims to reduce to the maximum, or eliminate, the waste that today ends up in landfills. Improve the recovery of materials (glass, paper and cardboard, organic, clothing, metals) to reintroduce them into the production system … Read more
On March 9th, the Símbiosy team and the Consorci de la Zona Franca de Barcelona jointly coordinated the first working session with businesses from the Zona Franca industrial estate to establish initial contact with the circular economy and industrial symbiosis. Around thirty companies participated in the session, the objective of which was to create a … Read more
On March 9, the Teamwork session of companies in industrial symbiosis took place at Nodus Barberà, framed within the project “Industrial Symbiosis: Revaluing surplus resources” that is being developed in the Economic Activity Parks (*PAE’s) of Barberà del Vallès, Sabadell and Sant Quirze del Vallès. At the beginning of the conference, a summary of project … Read more
