{"id":8730,"date":"2025-08-27T15:43:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T13:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/compositesnl.nl\/?page_id=8730"},"modified":"2025-12-15T12:49:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T11:49:02","slug":"circularity-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/compositesnl.nl\/en\/core-activities\/circularity-sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"Circularity &#038; Sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1751036789083{padding-top: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/12&#8243;]\r\n        <div class=\"sd-block-breadcrumb  align-left marginbottom-30px\r\n        \">\r\n            <ul id=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"breadcrumbs\">\r\n            <li class=\"item-home\"><a class=\"bread-link bread-home\" href=\"https:\/\/compositesnl.nl\/en\/\" title=\"Home\">Home<\/a><\/li>\r\n            <li class=\"separator separator-home\"> \/ <\/li><\/ul>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"sd-block-title \">\r\n            <h1 class=\"sd-block-title-htag  marginbottom-30px align-left color-black\r\n            \">Circularity &amp; Sustainability<\/h1>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"sd-block-text  marginbottom-0px\r\n        \">\r\n            <p>Composite materials offer clear sustainability advantages \u2014 they are lightweight, strong and low-maintenance, making them ideal for long-lasting and energy-efficient products.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, the sector faces challenges around reuse, recycling and circular design.<br \/>\nShifting to a circular economy requires technical innovation, new value chains and close cooperation between companies, researchers and policymakers.<\/p>\n<p>CompositesNL actively promotes this transition.<br \/>\nWe support knowledge exchange, encourage joint initiatives and bring the topic to the forefront of policy and innovation agendas.<\/p>\n\r\n        <\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/12&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;6\/12&#8243;]\r\n        <div class=\"sd-block-image  align-Left marginbottom-0px overlay-no\r\n        \"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/compositesnl.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Duurzaamheid-1.png\">\r\n        <\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;6\/12&#8243;]\r\n        <div class=\"sd-block-title \">\r\n            <h3 class=\"sd-block-title-htag  marginbottom-15px align-left color-black font-extra-small icon-enable\r\n            \">EUCIA (European Composites Industry Association)<\/h3>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"sd-block-text  marginbottom-30px\r\n        \">\r\n            <p>The leading European industry association for composite materials, representing over 10,000 companies across the value chain.<\/p>\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"sd-block-button  marginbottom-30px text-link-size-standard type-text_link color-orange bg-color-light-orange align-left mobile_marginbottom-60px\">\r\n            <a class=\"inner-button\"\r\n            href=\"https:\/\/eucia.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Learn more\">Learn more<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15px\" height=\"15px\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 384.1\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M438.6,214.7c12.5-12.5,12.5-32.8,0-45.3L278.6,9.4c-12.5-12.5-32.8-12.5-45.3,0s-12.5,32.8,0,45.3l105.5,105.4H32c-17.7,0-32,14.3-32,32s14.3,32,32,32h306.7l-105.3,105.4c-12.5,12.5-12.5,32.8,0,45.3s32.8,12.5,45.3,0l160-160h0Z\"\/><\/svg>        \r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"sd-block-title \">\r\n            <h3 class=\"sd-block-title-htag  marginbottom-15px align-left color-black font-extra-small icon-enable\r\n            \">CompositesNL \u2013 Platform Duurzaamheid<\/h3>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"sd-block-text  marginbottom-30px\r\n        \">\r\n            <p>A knowledge platform within CompositesNL where members collaborate on themes such as circularity, recycling, safe processing and environmental legislation. 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