In recent weeks the progress and preliminary results of Ecorkwaste project have been present in different workshops about bioeconomy and circular economy.

Under the title "Bioeconomy in the forestry sector. Incentives ", was held a technical conference organized by Generalitat de Catalunya in which Albert Hereu, director of the Catalan Institute of Cork, exposed the economic potential of the cork sector in Catalonia. In this context, he presented Ecorkwaste as an example of a circular economy project that gives vaule to the byproduct from the cork industry to be used as absorbent material in wetlands for the elimination of organic compounds in winery wastewater treatment systems.

The progress and preliminary results of Ecorkwaste project have been present at the conference "EU seminar: Smart and sustainable cities, lessons learned and opportunities within H2020", which was held in Padova (Italy).

Ecorkwaste was represented by researcher Joana Castellar, who also represented UNESCO Chair of Sustainability and the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPQ) of Brazil.

The preliminary results of Ecorkwaste project pilot treatment wetlands have been presented at the VII International Symposium on Wetland Pollutant Dynamics and Control, held in Montana (USA).

One of the goals of the congress was promoting the transfer of technological knowledge. Under this framework, there was a presentation of Ecorkwaste pilot wetland for wastewater treatment from the wine industry and the preliminary results of removal of water contaminants by means of cork as a filtering medium in experimental wetlands, highlighting that the material used in both systems is a by-product of other industrial activities.