Vallforners – Collaborative Industry and Circular Economy
Local industrial symbiosis project in Vallès Oriental that promotes collaboration between companies to improve energy efficiency, waste management, and resource valorization.
Location
Vallès Oriental Region (Province of Barcelona)
Year of Start
2023
Promoter
Consell Comarcal del Vallès Oriental
Beneficiaries
Industrial companies and economic fabric of Vallès Oriental
Project description
Vallforners Circular Economy is a local initiative project that brings together several municipalities of Vallès Oriental with the aim of supporting companies in their transition towards the circular economy.
The project acts as a facilitator of information, tools, and technical support for the implementation of energy efficiency and waste management measures, promoting business collaboration as a way to make viable solutions that would not be possible individually.
Through the identification of surplus resources and shared needs, Vallforners promotes synergies between companies and defines action plans to materialize them.
Results
Material valorization
- Multilayer plastics, PVC by-products, organic by-products, cellulose fiber, and monomaterial packaging.
- Reuse
- Wooden packaging, activated carbon filters, and printed boards.
- Energy efficiency
- Reverse logistics
- Shared mobility
To highlight
- Territorial approach based on collaboration between small municipalities.
- Identification of real synergies between companies in the area.
- Promotion of viable projects from an economic and environmental point of view.
- Replicable model for other industrial territories on a local scale.
