Purpose: The Digital Circular Inventory is designed to help small and medium-sized mechanical companies identify practical circular economy solutions for production waste and by-products. It supports businesses in reducing waste, improving resource efficiency, and implementing circular practices by matching specific waste streams with proven reuse, recycling, and industrial symbiosis solutions.
Short description: The Digital Circular Inventory is an online platform developed to support SMEs in the mechanical manufacturing sector on their transition towards a circular economy. It enables users to search for specific production waste streams, explore real-life case studies, and discover practical circular economy solutions tailored to their needs. The platform covers waste streams such as metals, plastics, and chemicals, providing user-friendly access to best practices that help companies reduce disposal costs, optimize resource use, improve sustainability performance, and align with EU Green Deal objectives.
Target audience : Manufacturing SMEs, particularly companies in the mechanical engineering sector, as well as business support organizations, public authorities, and research institutions interested in circular economy solutions, industrial symbiosis, and sustainable resource management.
Developed under project : Interreg Central Europe – REUSE 2030