Survey maps out ferrous metals waste streams and their potential

Kurt Beghyn
September 29, 2020

Ferrous metals are regarded as one of the best recycled and recyclable materials. But there is room for a next step. Today, they are widely collected and reintroduced into the material cycle, albeit with too little attention to selective recycling and reuse.

Making money with a product that never breaks

Thomas Vandenhaute
March 4, 2020

Making money with a product that hardly ever breaks is a real challenge and requires a different perspective: don't sell your product, sell the use of your product or its functionality. Does this sound a little abstract? We will make it concrete by giving an example of an SME that manages to offer its product - an entrance mat - as a service to the customer.

Veldeman Bedding brings circular design into practice

Thomas Vandenhaute
January 27, 2020

Veldeman Bedding in Opglabbeek, Limburg, is one of the major mattress and bed manufacturers in Europe. The company is working on a sustainable approach to its product and manufacturing processes and recently came out with their first circular collection.

Help! Our productivity growth is going down! Another five tips to boost your productivity (part 6)

Pascal Pollet
June 25, 2019

Belgium is the fourth most productive country in the world, but our productivity growth has been sputtering. In this series we present five practical tips to boost productivity in the office and on the shop floor.

Help! Our productivity growth is going down! Another five tips to boost your productivity (part 5)

Pascal Pollet
June 11, 2019

Belgium is the fourth most productive country in the world, but our productivity growth has been sputtering. In this series we present five practical tips to boost productivity in the office and on the shop floor.

Help! Our productivity growth is going down! Five new tips to boost your productivity (part 4)

Pascal Pollet
May 23, 2019

Belgium is the fourth most productive country in the world, but our productivity growth has been sputtering. In this series we present five practical tips to boost productivity in the office and on the shop floor.

Circular entrepreneurship boosted with Expedition Circular

Thomas Vandenhaute
May 6, 2019

An innovative circular model is not a standard R&D project: it requires a structured process approach that goes far beyond the product and requires quick tests and continuous adjustments from entrepreneurs. These are the main findings of the pilot project Expedition Circular, a collaboration between VITO, Agoria, Sirris and Start it @KBC.

The circular economy and its advantages in figures

Thomas Vandenhaute
October 31, 2017

Shrinking raw material stocks, rising prices ... the figures prove it all, the need for a circular economy is growing. However, this change also brings some interesting opportunities.

BMT Aerospace successfully invests in swarf waste processing

Thomas Vandenhaute
October 3, 2017

The valorisation of metal swarf waste is an underestimated problem; that much became clear at the event ‘How to make money from swarf waste?’ on 14 September. A testimony from BMT Aerospace showed that there are some interesting options.

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