White paper release: From Waste to Value- Policy Pathways for Cross-Sectoral Circular Material Flows in Europe

This document presents the key insights that emerged from the workshop “Re-Valuing 
Resources: Cross-Sectoral Circular Solutions for a Sustainable Future”, implemented within 
the framework of the Sustainable Places 2025 event, on the 8th-10th of October 2025, in Milan, 
Italy. The workshop brought together eight Horizon Europe projects—ReBoat, THESEUS Hub 
4 Circularity, DeremCo, YouRban, Wood2Wood, SUM4Re, ICONIC, and STORCITO—to 
explore how circular innovations can accelerate Europe’s transition toward decarbonisation 
and climate neutrality. Even though each project operates in a different context—ranging from 
construction and industrial systems to islands, cities, and rural regions—they share a common 
goal: to transform linear material flows into recovering, cross-sectoral value chains.

The White Paper has also been published in the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform (ECESP) and is available here.