Interregional Multi-National Value Chain CSS

Overview
Pilot 5 is unique among the CSS Boost pilots as it is entirely virtual and does not involve the physical implementation of Circular Systemic Solutions (CSSs). Instead, it plays a cross-cutting and strategic role, focusing on synergies, complementarities, and interoperability between the CSSs demonstrated in Pilots 1 to 4.Through a virtual and interregional lens, this pilot explores how circular value chains from different territories and sectors can connect, scale, and evolve into more impactful systemic solutions at a European level.

Challenges
Pilot 5 faces distinct challenges:

  • Building a digital environment that realistically simulates interregional circular systems.

  • Integrating data and insights from Pilots 1–4 into a coherent virtual model.

  • Identifying and overcoming bottlenecks and inefficiencies in system interactions.

  • Evaluating both economies and diseconomies of scale in cross-regional circular economy solutions.

  • Ensuring stakeholder cooperation across territories and sectors in a virtual context.

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Thematic Areas
The virtual CSS of Pilot 5 is structured around three major domains:

  • Food, water and nutrients (linked to Pilots 1 and 2)

  • Plastic (linked to Pilot 3)

  • Batteries and vehicles (linked to Pilot 4)

 

Potential Intersections
Pilot 5 will investigate cross-sectoral connections and impacts, such as:

  • Water reuse and nutrient recovery in plastics, packaging, textiles, construction and buildings.

  • Livestock (wool) and agriculture in the textile sector.

  • Plastics and bioplastics in the packaging sector.

  • Circular systemic solutions in the electronics and ICT sector.

Assessment
Unlike the other pilots, Case Study 5 has not yet been implemented physically. Instead, it is conceived as a fully digital environment that will:

  • Serve as a testing ground for system configurations, interactions, and decision-making.

  • Validate the feasibility and adaptability of previously defined value chains.

  • Integrate data and KPIs from Pilots 1 to 4 to create a coherent virtual model.

  • Provide insights on bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and scalability opportunities.

 

Impact
By leveraging the cumulative knowledge of the other pilots, Pilot 5 will:

  • Facilitate interregional cooperation among stakeholders (technology providers, producers, distributors, financiers, etc.).

  • Support the design, simulation, and feasibility assessment of cross-regional CSSs.

  • Identify new circular economy opportunities at EU level.

  • Provide a roadmap for replicability, scalability, and action planning.

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