Embark on the circular economy journey!
Take a look at the video for a glance over the project. Discover the outcomes of the project and learn the best practices implemented by the municipalities of Leeuwarden, Coimbra and Novo Mesto.
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Leeuwarden municipality promotes circular procurement
Leeuwarden developed a pilot project with for the startup Zuen&Co, specialised in water-saving water tabs, tackling water shortage. The initiative is part of the Startup in residence programme launched by the Netherlands to connect startups and the public sector. The Startup in Residence programme encourages the use of public procurement contracts with innovative startups. The…
Welcome to CircLocal – A Circular Community
On 25 February three partner municipalities, Leeuwarden (NL), Coimbra (PT) and Novo Mesto (SI), and a network of regions, SERN (BE) were online to launch the project CircLocal: a Circular Community. Ewout Oppers, covered the role of Project Leader, speaking for the leading partner Gemeente Leeuwarden. The project lasting one year focusses on setting up…
Public Procurement: Key Driver Towards the Circular Economy
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,…
Second interregional workshop next 5 and 6 July
CIM Região de Coimbra, one of the CircLocal consortium partners, will host the 2nd Interregional Workshop on 5 and 6 July 2021, between 10:00 and 12:00 (CEST). The workshop will showcase good practices in circular economy encouraged by the region of Coimbra (Portugal) in the fields of public procurement, materials and goods upcycling, forestry, waste,…
Municipality of Leeuwarden goes circular with IT equipment
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…
Third interregional workshop showcases circular practices of Novo Mesto
The Municipality of Novo mesto (Slovenia) will host Circlocal’s 3rd Interregional Workshop on 6 and 7 October 2021, from 10:00 to 12:00 (CEST). The region will feature innovative practices in circular economy spanning the fields of public procurement, such as goods and materials upcycling, waste and forestry management. The Municipality of Novo Mesto is one…