News and events published on the EcoAP Community Platform

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• EMEC offers subsidised verification services via EU ETV

The 17th European Forum on Eco-innovation explored the dynamics of green jobs creation. More than 150 experts debated the potential of circular economy to drive businesses’ competitiveness and create employment.

A Polish institute has issued the first Statement of Verification under the European Union Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) pilot programme – for a compressor that can produce biomass briquettes from grass, straw and similar materials.

A small Dutch company is exploring how circular economy principles might be put into practice by leasing pairs of jeans to its customers.