We organise our actions in six thematic & strategic agendas:
Strategic Agendas:
Bio-economy
Circular Construction
Chemicals/Plastics
Manufacturing Industry
Food Chain
Water Cycles
Seven leverages provide additional support:
Leverage effects:
Lever Policy Instruments
Lever Circular Procurement
Lever Communication
Lever Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Lever Financing
Lever Jobs & Skills
Lever Research
What, why and how?
Why are we pursuing a circular economy?
Future visions 2050
How do we see our circular future?
About our management
Who steers what at Flanders Circular?
Their love for creativity and upcycling brought Thaïs Ficheroulle and Annabelle Mortiaux together. With méson Brussels, they create new clothing and accessories from fabrics discarded by Belgian companies in Brussels and Mechelen. Each collection is named after a room and is made from the fabrics found in that room. For example, in the bedroom, you will find clothes made from unsold sheets, and in the bathroom, clothes made from unusable hotel towels.
Making fair and ecological fashion
“Producing in Belgium is incredibly important to us because it's the only way to keep our ecological footprint small. Upcycling is also the most ecological way to make clothing. We believe it is the solution to making the fashion industry fairer,” say Thaïs and Annabelle. Customers who purchase a piece can also see where the fabrics come from, how it was made, and who designed it via the QR code.
With the help of CiLAB Collective in Mechelen
To keep the entire production in Belgium, Thaïs and Annabelle collaborate with CiLAB Collective from Mechelen, a circular textile collective. CiLAB develops innovative processes and solutions to upcycle and revalue used clothing, hoping that one day no piece of clothing will be thrown away. Among others, fashion students from schools in Mechelen and Ghent work for them. JBC, Decathlon, and Essentiel Antwerp also have clothes repaired and/or upcycled into new collections at CiLAB.
Thaïs Ficheroulle en Annabelle Mortiaux
Partners CiLAB Collective
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