On 23-24th of November 2019 in Warsaw, Zero Waste 2019 Trade Fair took place. The event was intended to raise awareness and promote limited consumption, which is expected to bring a reduction in waste production. During the event numerous stands were prepared, displaying products such as ecological cosmetics, eco-straws, multiple use cutlery and bio-packaging.

The essential elements of the event were discussion panels and lectures. Among the lecturers was vice-chair of the Bioeconomy Cluster Association, Ms Danuta Ciechańska, PhD. She introduced the topic ‘Circular Bioeconomy and biomaterials’. During the presentation she extensively explained the connections between bioeconomy and zero waste ideology and she gave examples of actions undertaken in the area of bioeconomy in order to reduce the wasting of natural resources.

Link to the website of the event: http://targi-zerowaste.pl/

On 13-14th of November 2019, ‘Research and Innovation Forum: culture of innovation, culture of tomorrow’ was hosted in Warsaw. During the conference, innovation as an indispensable part of enterprise development was raised. Experts in the field of R&D and Innovation from following companies: Budimex, Ikea Retail, Fortum, Santander, Cognifide, Maspex took part in the event.

The vice-chair of the Bioeconomy Cluster Association, Ms. Danuta Ciechańska, PhD took the position of the moderator of the discussion panel named ‘Science, Business, Associations as partnership for the development of your innovation’ with the participation of representatives of following companies: MASPEX Wadowice, Simens i EIT FOOD.