Circular port
A circular economy requires an integrated approach and cooperation of parties throughout the production chain: extraction of raw materials, product design, production process, repair, reuse and recycling.
As the largest port in Europe and the raw materials cluster of the Netherlands, Rotterdam can make a significant contribution to the raw materials (pillar 3) and climate challenge. The Port of Rotterdam Authority is working together with many regional and chain partners to develop new, circular value chains, for example around the chemical recycling of plastics and the reuse and recycling of batteries.
BEST PRACTISES
WASTE TO PURE RAW MATERIAL
EMR Netherlands is the only metal recycling company in the Netherlands with an End-of- Waste (EoW) certificate. By working in this way, EMR Netherlands is committed to a sustainable and circular economy with the goal of zero emissions. How this works?
INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER TO CHLORINE
New circular manufacturing processes start small. They start as a pilot and go through various stages. For example, how do you turn wastewater into chlorine?
RECYCLING WIND TURBINE BLADES
Wind turbine blades, countertops, furniture: the application areas of thermoset composite are numerous. How can these applications be recycled?
Rotterdam as circular hub
Is your company involved in the circular economy? See the opportunities for developing new circular activities in the port or which circular companies are already in the port, with whom you may be able to cooperate.
Processing types
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Downcycle
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Recycle
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Repair
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Repurpose
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Refurbish
Innovationhubs
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Location where start-ups and grow-ups further develop their circular ideas and technologies
DRIFT research offers the port of Rotterdam guidelines for the raw material transition
Different product processes, non-fossil raw materials and rare materials are crucial for a CO2-neutral, circular society. What role can the port of Rotterdam play in the raw material transition and which choices have to be made to achieve that? Those are the central questions in recent DRIFT research, commissioned by the Port of Rotterdam Authority. The result of this collaboration is The raw material transition for the Port of Rotterdam report.
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