Wanderful.Stream

  • Wanderful.Stream maps waste streams of SMEs in the Euregio and wants to valorise them with the help of designers, technologists and business developers.
  • Wanderful.stream is interdisciplinary and Euregional. As an Interreg project in the Meuse-Rhine Region, it is driving small and medium-sized enterprises towards a more circular economy. It crosses the boundaries between disciplines and the regions and initiates new collaborations.
  • The name ‘stream’ does not only refer to residual flows. It also refers to important spearheads in education. The international acronym S T E M refers to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics and adds an extra discipline with Arts. It is this S T E A M that is comring the search for new products and business models.
  • Wanderful.stream is a catalyst for new circular models and products. It is driven by eight partner organisations active in Belgian and Dutch Limburg, Wallonia to the German region of Aachen.

 

Get to know Wanderful.Stream by this video.

 

Purpose

  • Wanderful.Stream aims to coach and guide small and medium-sized enterprises free of charge in the transition to a more circular economy.
  • It wants to highlight the added value of interdisciplinary cooperation across the borders of the Euregio and of different business sectors.
  • Wanderful.stream aims to make interdisciplinary cross-pollination around the residual flows tangible by developing 40 prototypes of innovative products.

How

  • Mapping challenges, needs and opportunities for the circular economy in the Meuse-Rhine Region. Literally and figuratively through online tools, but equally good community events.
  • Making waste streams or materials visible to better match supply and demand. Do you, or your company, have (an interest in) a certain waste stream? Let us know now, because it may become a raw material for new products or spark dust for new ideas. Fill in the online survey.
  • Waste streams or materials valorize together with technologists, designers and business developers. This creates new ideas, opportunities and applications.
  • Organizing networking and community events around different themes, topics or disciplines. From inspiration to co-creative bootcamps and workshops. Be sure to keep an eye on their calendar.

Seven organisations from the Euroregion pool their knowledge in Wanderful.stream. UCLL Hogeschool Limburg (B) is leading partner. They contribute a lot of technological and educational expertise from their Research & Expertise department. In terms of design expertise, Z33 is assisted by Wallonie Design (B) and Discovery Museum (NL). Provincial Development Company POM Limburg and EKLO from Liège provide business development expertise and Chemelot Innovation and Learning Labs (NL) is also a strong technological partner.

A project of Interreg Euregio Maas-Rijn. European Fund for Regional Development. 

 
“In 2014-2020, we invest EUR 96 million from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) in our region. Our investment priorities are innovation, economy, education & inclusive society and cross-border cooperation. We are a collaboration between 13 regions from Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. Together, they invest in shared solutions for common challenges. This gives Interreg its own, distinct spirit of cooperation: across regions and across borders. In 2020, Interreg celebrated its 30-years anniversary.” 

Total eligible costs: € 3.894.146,16. ERDF contribution: Totale subsidiabele kosten: € 1.947.073,06.