Here you will find a series of inspiring environmental success stories - from protecting and restoring nature, to reducing waste and pollution, and acting on the climate crisis.
With the help of EU funding, these projects are helping to implement the European Green Deal on the ground. They contribute to the shift towards a circular, energy efficient, climate-neutral Europe and help protect and improve the quality of the environment.
The European Union funds projects that protect and restore the environment, across Europe and beyond. The LIFE programme, for example, is the EU's funding instrument entirely dedicated to environmental, climate and energy objectives. It has already written thousands of success stories since 1992.
Discover a variety of these successful projects below.


The PLAST2bCLEANED project has pioneered a revolutionary process that transforms hazardous plastic waste into high-value, circular resources.

Two EU-funded projects are leading the way in lowering plastic waste, increasing circularity and showing that bio-based products are the future.

Two groundbreaking EU-funded projects offer a definitive roadmap for removing PFAS from industrial streams and drinking water alike.
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The PLAST2bCLEANED project has pioneered a revolutionary process that transforms hazardous plastic waste into high-value, circular resources.

Two EU-funded projects are leading the way in lowering plastic waste, increasing circularity and showing that bio-based products are the future.

Two groundbreaking EU-funded projects offer a definitive roadmap for removing PFAS from industrial streams and drinking water alike.

Two pioneering EU-funded projects are cutting ammonia emissions in the livestock industry using technological innovations.

Dutch company Diversey is demonstrating the potential of bio-based ingredients through its plant-based cleaning products.

A company called 3R-BioPhosphate Ltd. is pioneering a new approach to resource utilisation by developing and deploying industrial-scale solutions to upcycle unused biomass.

Coffee!Up, a Czech-based circular innovation platform, transforms this overlooked waste stream into a valuable resource through cascade recycling.

Discover how Danish toymaker Dantoy is leading the way in the circular bioeconomy by making kids' toys from bio-based plastic made out of sugarcane.

Discover how the VIVALDI project is turning CO₂ into sustainable and valuable bioproducts.

Discover how Love&Green use the EU Ecolabel to turn their ambition into reality: revolutionise hygiene standards. Check out their success story!