The Basque Circular Summit 2025 (#BCS25) has been an event full of innovative ideas and collaborations around circular economy and sustainability. In this context, three outstanding sessions were held, placing technological challenges and innovative solutions for industry and the circular economy at the center of the conversation.
ACLIMA: Waste Recovery Infrastructures within the Framework of the New European Circular Economy Law: An Opportunity for the Basque Country
In the first session, BRTA General Director Rikardo Bueno participated.
BRTA and Technological Challenges and Solutions for Industry
The first session, entitled “BRTA Eco-innovation: Technological Challenges and Solutions for Industry”, featured interventions from technology experts, including:
- Jon Kepa Gerrikagoitia, Scientific and Technological Manager at BRTA, who presented the methodological framework and technological advances in BRTA’s research and development work.
- Jon Ander Sarasua, Tekniker, who analyzed trends, needs, and opportunities in product value retention.
- Garbiñe Manterola, BRTA’s Head of Knowledge Transfer, and Olatz Unamunzaga Galarza, General Director of NEIKER, who addressed bioeconomy and the value chains developed in this field.
Boosting Clean and Sustainable Technologies
The second session, “Boosting Clean Technologies”, moderated by Ander Elgorriaga Kunze, focused on clean technology and its impact on sustainability. Participants included:
- Garbiñe Manterola, Head of Knowledge Transfer at BRTA
- Alberto Fernández, Basque Government
- Cristina Oyón, SPRI
- Patricia Tamés, AFM
- Mikel Amundarain, EVE
- Ioannis Retsoulis, European Commission
- Amaia López Iriondo, Confebask
Innovation in Material Efficiency: New Solutions for Industry
The final session on “Innovation in Material Efficiency” closed the event with a focus on how new technologies are optimizing material use across industries. Experts participating included:
- Jon Kepa Gerrikagoitia, BRTA
- Asier San Millán, SIDEREX
- Sergio Sastre, ENT Medi Ambient i Gestió
- Jose-Luis Gálvez-Martos, TECNALIA
- Aitor Arzuaga Munsuri, Petronor
- Jorge Fernández Gómez, Orkestra
- Alberto Fernández, Basque Government
This event was a clear demonstration of the Basque Country’s commitment to technological innovation, sustainability, and the circular economy, consolidating its position as a European benchmark in the development of clean and efficient solutions for industry.