EnZircle : Enabling industrial water circularity by innovative design of enzymebased water treatment

This project, EnZircle: Enabling industrial water circularity by innovative design of enzyme-based water treatment, has explored the application of enzyme-based water treatment technology—Zymatic—for enhancing circular water use in industrial processes. The main objective has been to validate the circular performance of this high-tech solution using newly published international standards for circular economy, specifically ISO 59004 and ISO 59020. The project applied the published standards for circular economy to measure and express the circularity performance of this technology, and it has used the international standard ISO 14034:2016 -Environmental management - Environmental technology verification (ETV) to verify that the performance statement is indeed verifiable and consistent with the findings of the project. The project included identifying suitable manufacturing waste streams, internal and on-site piloting, and further validation of reusability and transferability of the solution across various streams and settings. The project addressed the increasing demands for water reuse in sectors such as Pharma and MedTech, driven by EU directives and sustainability goals. Results are intended to contribute both to the practical implementation of water circularity initiatives and to global understanding of how standardized frameworks can support sustainable innovation in the industry.Acknowledging that verifications, such as verified environmental performance statements, are in compliance with a European or other regional or international ETV verification programme, are part of what is likely to be communicated through the upcoming digital product passport (DPP), the project also prepared for integrating such results into a digital statement closely aligned with current best knowledge of the DPP development in the EU.