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Get your HOOP Label
As the HOOP Project reaches its final stage, we want to ensure that the knowledge and connections built within this network continue to create impact. The HOOP Bio-Circular Label https://hoop-hub.eu/circularity_label.html allows your cities and regions to assess their circularity, identifying...
Circular strategies, Households, OFMSW, Pilot projects, Urban metabolism, Valorisation technologies, Wastewater
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Beyond HOOP opportunities: ACR+ report on underground containers and CCRI Communities of Practice coordinated by CSCP
The HOOP project approaches its end and many will be the HOOP members that will join the Lighthouses and technical partners in Cartagena for the HOOP final event. This will be a great opportunity to discuss on the future steps...
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Advancing the circular economy in cities: C3 free advisory programmes and LIFE BIOBEST support scheme
C3 offers advisory programmes to support cities at various stages of their circular transition: 1. From idea to strategy - Programme CCA1 2. From strategy to project pipeline - Programme CCA2 3. From project...
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A report on the HOOP Study Visit in Florence is available
Have you missed the chance to join the last HOOP Study Visit organised by ACR+, Albano Laziale and Florence? Don’t worry, we have prepared a detailed report on the good practices shared about biowaste collection in historical centres. If you were...
Behaviour change, Circular strategies, Citizen awareness, Collection, OFMSW, Stakeholder engagement
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Exciting Milestone for HOOP: Peer-Reviewed Article Accepted for Publication
We are happy to announce that our peer-reviewed article, “Innovative Circular Biowaste Valorisation—State of the Art and Guidance for Cities and Regions”, by Miguel Ángel Suárez Valdés, José M. Soriano Disla, Elisa Gambuzzi and Gemma Castejón Martínez has been accepted...
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HOOP is being extended for 6 more months
We’re delighted to announce that HOOP is being extended for 6 more months, until March 2025! Thanks to our fantastic partners and network members, HOOP has obtained some wonderful results, and we have not finished yet. During the extension we will...
Circular strategies, Investment, Valorisation technologies
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CCRI successes: How HOOP is turning biowaste into high-value products
The HOOP project is revolutionizing Europe’s circular economy by transforming urban biowaste into high-value products. As part of the Circular Cities and Regions Initiative (CCRI), HOOP offers innovative tools, methodologies, and guidance to support circular bioeconomy projects, effectively turning waste...
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The HOOP Tales: Discover the biocircular journeys of our lighthouse cities and regions
Through the provision of Project Development Assistance (PDA), the HOOP project has supported 8 lighthouse cities and regions in developing large-scale urban circular bioeconomy initiatives, focusing on making bio-based products from urban biowaste and wastewater. After almost four years of intense...
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HOOP Project Introduces Groundbreaking Due Diligence Standard for Urban Circular BioEconomy Projects
The HOOP project aims to boost bio-based investments and foster local bioeconomies in Europe through a comprehensive approach. It provides project development assistance (PDA) to eight Lighthouse Cities and Regions, helping them acquire the necessary expertise in technical, economic, financial,...
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Open Market Consultation process launched by LIPOR
In the context of the HOOP project, which is driving innovation to Vitalise Urban Bioeconomy, LIPOR launched an Open Market Consultation to find solutions for nutrient recovery present in the liquid digestate coming from the future anaerobic digestion plant. Starting from...
Innovation procurement
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Success of the HOOP Study Visit to the Innovative Company NAFIGATE, world leader in the production of P3HB biopolymer
On 1 December 2023, six members from cities and regions of the HOOP Network had the opportunity to visit the innovative company NAFIGATE, one of the leading global producers of P3HB biopolymer from biowaste (used cooking oils), in Prague. The...
Valorisation technologies
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Dubiop’s transformative circular journey reaches its end, marking the end of the HOOP Citizen Science interventions
Throughout the HOOP Trainers game, participants trained Dubiop by embarking on three missions, each tackling a distinct common challenge of the HOOP Lighthouse cities and regions identified in previous co-creation sessions: 1) Addressing disinformation regarding waste separation; 2) Identifying priority...
Citizen science
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Online Forum available on the HOOP Circular Bioeconomy Hub
An Online Forum is already available in the HOOP Hub. The Online Forum aims to interconnect all users interested in the Circular BioEconomy. You can make questions and reply in the Online Forum to help others to boost the Circular BioEconomy...
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The German HOOP partners visit a follower region
The HOOP project is all about sharing best practices and learning from each other. While usually it is our 8 Lighthouse cities and regions that are sharing work insights, the HOOP Network also includes a number of organisations that showcase...
Valorisation technologies
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HOOP General Assembly in Kuopio
The HOOP consortium held its 3rd General Assembly on 14-16 June in the Lighthouse city of Kuopio, Finland. Technical partners and representatives from the project lighthouse cities and regions got together during two days to review the project status and...
Stakeholder engagement, Valorisation technologies
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Discover the latest HOOP tools available only for members
The HOOP partners have been working to provide specific services to support the HOOP members to define, designing, plan and improve their local bioeconomy strategy. All these services are included in the HOOP Hub. You may have already heard of: -...
Behaviour change, Circular business models, Circular strategies, Citizen awareness, Citizen science, Collection, Consumer acceptance, Households, Investment, OFMSW, Pilot projects, Pretreatment, Sorting, Stakeholder engagement, Urban metabolism, Valorisation technologies, Wastewater
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Looking for online events on biowaste management?
The HOOP project is already planning many in-person activities for its members all over Europe but for these, you will have to wait until after the summer. In the meanwhile, we have collected the most interesting upcoming online events on biowaste...
Circular strategies, Collection, Households, OFMSW, Pilot projects, Sorting, Stakeholder engagement, Urban metabolism, Valorisation technologies
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Get your one-on-one meeting with HOOP technical experts!
Have you missed the latest new service only for HOOP members? The cities and regions part of the HOOP Network can now have access to a one-on-one support service provided by the HOOP partners. If you would like to have some...
Behaviour change, Circular business models, Circular strategies, Citizen awareness, Citizen science, Collection, Consumer acceptance, Financing, Households, Incentives, Innovation procurement, Investment, Legislation, OFMSW, Pilot projects, Pretreatment, Sorting, Stakeholder engagement, Urban metabolism, Valorisation technologies, Wastewater
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Murcia launches Circular Education Lab
HOOP Lighthouse Murcia has launched a Circular Education Lab (LEC, in Spanish), where local companies bring waste and it is reused as material for games, talks, workshops, arts and crafts. Teachers and professors can also go and take material for...
Behaviour change, Circular strategies
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We need your help to identify barriers related to the uptake of urban biowaste valorisation solutions
Dear HOOP users, We need your help to identify barriers related to the uptake of urban biowaste valorisation solutions. You can access to the survey in this link: https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/sav-english The survey is part of the activities of HOOP ’mother project’ WaysTUP!. The...
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Get support from HOOP and join these events!
The members of the HOOP Network are invited to take part in several exchange opportunities, such as conferences, workshops, meetings where they can meet the HOOP Lighthouses, or different stakeholders all over Europe involved in the push of a circular...
Behaviour change, Circular business models, Circular strategies, Citizen awareness, Collection, Consumer acceptance, Financing, Incentives, Investment, OFMSW, Pilot projects, Sorting, Stakeholder engagement, Urban metabolism, Valorisation technologies, Wastewater
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HOOP Trainers: Shaping the circular bioeconomy through play
Is it possible to reflect on circular bioeconomy and create bioproducts by playing games? Gamification allows reflection on real problems in fictitious scenarios and makes it possible to create tangible solutions. HOOP partner Science for Change has developed HOOP Trainers,...
Behaviour change, Citizen science
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EWWR 2022: Waste is out of fashion!
The European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR), the biggest awareness raising campaign on waste reduction, celebrated its 14th edition with over 16 000 actions on waste prevention registered across Europe and beyond between 19 and 27 November. This year’s edition...
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SCALIBUR and ValueWaste mother projects Final Event Conferences
Both our mother projects SCALIBUR and ValueWaste are coming to an end soon and they will hosts their final event conferences on 19 October in Valencia (Spain) and on 20 October in Cartagena, Murcia (Spain) respectively.
Circular business models, Pilot projects, Valorisation technologies
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HOOP cities at the forefront of waste management innovation
HOOP Lighthouse Cities share their experience in circular bioeconomy in the first Study Tour in Münster and Almere.
Circular strategies, Collection, Financing, Households, Incentives, Investment, OFMSW, Sorting, Stakeholder engagement, Urban metabolism, Valorisation technologies
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