The VERDEinMED project, co-financed by the European Union through the Interreg Euro-MED Programme, under the 6th Call for Thematic Projects (Test Projects) – Test to Transfer – Fast Lane, officially entered its Transfer Phase on 1 July 2026.

Transfer activities will run until 31 December 2027, followed by a three-month period dedicated to project closure and final reporting, bringing the official project end date to 31 March 2028.

The Transfer Phase has a budget of €799,905.00, of which 80% (€639,924.00) is co-financed by the European Union through the Interreg Euro-MED Programme.

Overall, the project has a duration of 51 months and a total budget of €3,648,507.00, of which 80% (€2,918,805.60) is co-financed by the European Union through the Interreg Euro-MED Programme.

VERDEinMED is entering a new Transfer Phase under the Interreg Euro-MED Programme, following the development and testing of solutions during the previous phase of the project. The main objective of this new stage is to transfer, adapt and facilitate the uptake of the Support Service developed by VERDEinMED in new territories and organisations across the Mediterranean, strengthening the capacities of stakeholders involved in the transition towards a circular economy in the textile sector.

The Support Service is a solution designed to support companies, SMEs, start-ups, technology centres, consumers and policymakers in adopting more circular practices and developing policies based on evidence and territorial needs.

During this phase, the project will focus particularly on three areas of transfer: policy and governance, operational capacity and market readiness, adapting the solution to the specific characteristics and needs of each receiving territory.

One area of particular interest will be Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) in the textile sector, which will serve as a use case to analyse and demonstrate how the Support Service can be adapted to different regulatory and territorial frameworks.

The role of CREC

The Clúster de Residus de Catalunya (CREC) participates in VERDEinMED as a receiver partner of the solution and plays a particularly relevant role in its transfer and adaptation to the Catalan context.