Summary: This report aims to demonstrate the transformative potential of industrial symbiosis by analysing real-world best practices and successful implementation experiences. Through case studies and interviews with key actors, it provides practical examples of how industrial symbiosis can generate environmental and economic benefits across different sectors. The report is intended for policymakers, business leaders and industry practitioners seeking to understand how industrial symbiosis works in practice. It aims to inspire action, identify common implementation challenges and solutions, and promote collaboration between companies, municipalities and other stakeholders to support a more sustainable circular economy.
Keywords: industrial symbiosis; best practices; case studies; circular economy; stakeholder collaboration; environmental benefits; economic benefits; implementation challenges; resource exchange; cross-sector cooperation.



