Third interregional workshop showcases circular practices of Novo Mesto

Coimbra hosts workshops to upskill staff and companies on circular economy CIM-Region of Coimbra, as part of the CircLocal project, will hold two workshops for municipal staff and companies, respectively, on November 30 and December 7, 2021. Paula Cayolla Trindade and Jorge Alexandre, both experts of the National Laboratory of Energy and Geology (LNEG), will lead the…

As the world population increases and economies progressively rely on linear (rather than circular) production to meet their demand for energy, water and food among others, companies have been under enormous pressure to find resources and accommodate waste and emissions. Although, only a small share of the total is reused or recycled as secondary materials,…

As of June 2021, Leeuwarden municipality has implemented a new contract for the delivery of IT equipment, that gives special attention to the circularity of the products. This mainly concerns the reuse of devices and the sustainable processing of raw materials.Laptops, screens, tablets and mobile phones that are written off after 3 years can be…

Last 14 January CircLocal’s partners of Leeuwarden (The Netherlands), Coimbra (Portugal), Novo Mesto (Slovenia) and SERN (Belgium) gathered for an online session. They discussed the project outcomes and shared ideas about possible paths of collaboration beyond project’s life span. They all agreed that CircLocal had largely raised awareness on circular economy within their local communities,…

As part of the European project CircLocal, the Municipality of Novo mesto (Slovenia) has established a local network of organizations active in the field of circular economy and connected them on a special website called “Novi Krog” – “New Circle” The website explains the basic concepts of circular economy, circular public procurement and Zero Waste….