CO-VALUE’s circular economy pilot held its third and final workshop, a session in which the participating companies — Solublion, EGM Atalayas and Fych — presented citizens with prototypes made from their biodegradable materials and recycled plastics. This final stage opened a space for direct negotiation, allowing citizens and companies to discuss, adjust and jointly reflect on the characteristics and potential applications of the prototypes. 

This workshop marked the end of a process carried out in three successive phases. The first was an open ideation phase, in which citizens shared their needs, expectations and concerns regarding the use of biodegradable plastics and recycled materials. This was followed by a second phase of collaborative work with the companies, where citizens and technical teams refined and further developed the initial proposals. 

The third workshop focused on the presentation of prototypes, gathering direct feedback on their design, usability and potential use, while also creating a space for negotiation and joint adjustments between citizens and companies. The companies explained how they had incorporated previous contributions into the prototypes, while citizens were able to examine the materials first-hand and share their observations openly. 

This final session concludes the pilot, through which CO-VALUE has tested a model in which citizens and companies work together from the outset all the way through to the prototyping stage, exploring how to integrate their perspectives into real innovation processes in the field of circular economy.