2. Circular Economy
Where are we?

3. Circular Economy Nature says : Matter Matters
What do Belgium and Wallonia say?
Are we there Yet?

4. Circular Economy
In Belgium : 95% of ALL paper products and packaging ( including plastics and metals) is collected, sorted and recycled locally or not
In Belgium : Waste disposal sites have nearly disappeared

5. Circular Economy
In Belgium : Household Wastes generate electricity; ashes and scurries are valorized
In Belgium : Tires, garage oil, batteries, cooking oil is collected and recycled
In Wallonia : Cement kilns were the first to valorize heat and matter form toxic industrial waste streams

6. Circular Economy
In Belgium and mostly Wallonia: Metals have been the first focus of recycling; new processes are still developed as Best of World Class systems are being installed
In Wallonia we have world leaders for recycling Fe, Zn, Cd, Te, Bi, Sn, ….
REVERSE METALLURGY is becoming

7. Circular Economy
In Wallonia : we lead manage the CO2 reuse and transition for Europe (SCOT)
In Wallonia, we developped the MINERVE process to access Matter in dumps
In Wallonia Broken Glass is collected, sorted and recycled… etc..
In Wallonia we recycle construction site dirt ( clay) and produces beautiful and healthy paster replacements

8. Circular Economy
In Wallonia : We transform Straw into healthy and strong Buidings
In Wallonia, we transfom agriculture waste in electricity and soil suplements

9. Circular Economy
In Wallonia : new bio-based chemistry is coming out of the curiosity stage, pioneers have become world leaders and showing the way

10. Circular Economy
Are we there yet?

11. Circular Economy
Are we there yet?
Not Quite but closer than most

12. Circular Economy Belgium is a small country Belgium cooperates
Italy’s Circular technology is helping and will continue to help

13. Wallonia Export & Investment Agency
Namur Office Park
Avenue des Dessus de Lives, 6
B-5101 Loyers (Namur) – BELGIUM
Marc Noël, Ph. D.
Sustainable Business Development
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