Key Takeaways – EURegions Week "Close to You" Session: Circular Sanitation for Resilient Cities and Regions: Closing Nutrient Loops in Practice

Key takeaways from the P2GreeN session “Circular Sanitation for Resilient Cities and Regions: Closing Nutrient Loops in Practice”, held on 10/11/2026 (10:00–11:30 CET) as a “Close to You” session of the European Week of Regions and Cities (EURegionsWeek) 2026, with 27 participants. The document summarises the four presentations (introduction to P2GreeN; the P2GreeN policy brief; the 15 P2GreeN policy recommendations; urine recycling in Sweden) and the two breakout discussions. The policy room discussed the proposed new component material category (CMC) for human excreta-derived products under the EU Fertilising Products Regulation and data gaps on pharmaceutical residues. The business room discussed regulatory barriers to selling recovered products, the German standards DIN 30762 and DIN SPEC 91421 as a basis for green public procurement, capacity building, and industrial symbiosis. Links to further P2GreeN materials are included. P2GreeN is funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme under grant agreement No 101081883.