Accelerating the transition to
industrial symbiosis, industrial-urban symbiosis
and circular economy

Hubs4Circularity are socio-technical ecosystems for full scale industrial symbiosis, industrial-urban symbiosis and circular economy closing energy, resource and data loops at regional scale. They are an important building block for achieving the climate neutrality targets by 2050.

The Knowledge Platform is now online!

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Become part of the European Community of Practice for Hubs4Circularity which connects actors from industry, regions and cities, H4C initiatives, and research and development organizations who are interested in sharing knowledge, experiences, tools and materials to progress faster towards industrial and industrial-urban symbiosis and circular value chains.

Join us and discover resources, opportunities and events to build up your skills, learn from each other, and develop your local hub!

Discover our new video on the Hubs4Circularity Community of Practice:
“Building Circular Industrial-Urban Ecosystems for a Sustainable Future”

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    News

    Hubs4Circularity Community of Practice Webinar “Analysing social infrastructure for circular sustainable transition in IS2H4C project”

    21/01/2026

    How do stakeholder networks shape Hubs4Circularity (H4C)? How can information flows be managed more effectively to support the transition to a circular economy? On 16 January 2026, our Hubs4Circularity Community of Practice webinar brought together researchers and practitioners to explore the social dynamics and management in Industrial Symbiosis (IS) and Industrial-Urban Symbiosis (I-US) projects. The…

    Event: “Plenary of the Industrial Symbiosis Standardisation Roadmap Working Groups” (12 November 2025)

    13/11/2025

    On 12 November 2025, the Hubs4Circularity Community of Practice team was at an event organized by the RISERS Project – the “Plenary of the Industrial Symbiosis Standardisation Roadmap Working Groups”, a key element contributing to a broad range of EU policy initiatives: Circular Economy Action Plan EU Standardisation Strategy Waste Framework Directive Ecodesign for Sustainable…

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    Events

    Kick-off event for the Hubs4Circularity Community of Practice | Cross-sector collaboration through Hubs4Circularity: the key to a fully circular Europe

    24/02/2023

    Join our kick-off event on 24 February 2023 to hear more about the Hubs4Circularity Community of Practice, our objectives and opportunities, and how you can contribute to shaping our knowledge platform. The systemic shift required for industries towards full circularity calls for greater cross-sectoral collaboration and interaction with cities and regions. This mission is at the heart…

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