When the Municipality of Amsterdam buys new office furniture, the supplier takes back the old furniture, even if they did not supply it in the first place, and repairs, refurbishes, or recovers materi
Birmingham’s Waste Strategy aims to: 1) Prevent waste; 2) Create a 'circular economy'; 3) Work in partnership to reduce and reuse waste; 4) Maximize recycling and reuse; and 5) Move away from a 'one s
CLEAN seeks to create an attractive platform for knowledge sharing and collaboration among Danish and international companies, knowledge institutions, organisations and authorities.
Dortmund has adopted a process of the city's redevelopment, adopting sustainable criteria around greater infrastructure for flood prevention, river revitalization projects, parks and gardens throughou
The G'innove program, managed by the Agenda 21 - Sustainable City service, is intended to provide financial support, limited in time, to projects presenting a societal innovation.
The collection service is made on request of citizens. The collection on demand allows the collection of certain types of waste that cannot be collected by the conventional ways.
The recovery of textiles, linens and shoes is part of Marseille's Metropolitan Framework of Waste Management, which involves around 750 collection points.
In the 1990s Medellín was one of Latin America’s most dangerous cities (Vulliamy, 2013).The situation spurred the City of Medellín, together with a range of stakeholders including politicians, NGOs, a
Oslo’s incentives programme on electric vehicles (which also includes national incentives) comprises zero rated purchasing tax and no VAT, free pass on toll roads, access to bus and taxi lanes, free p
Terra à Terra is a project that promotes home composting at collective buildings, houses and in public or private institution’s, for the bio waste reduction on Lipor’s Municipalities.
The Roadmap focuses on (1) Urban development with new housing and infrastructure built from local recycled products and through adopting modular and self-sustaining models; (2) Cleantech/ sharing econ
The Rotterdam Climate Initiative is a large collaboration platform between City Council, the Port of Rotterdam and the Rotterdam Environmental Service working towards a sustainable port and city.
Through market engagement, Scotland's National Procurement Service identified that in addition to standard furniture, there are other options to encourage more closed loops solutions.
The "Benefit As You Save" project focuses on the development of an Action Plan to conduct pilots for separate collection of packaging and food waste and to promote participation of citizens in the pro
Styria is the first Austrian province to legally implement the separate collection of biogenic waste by integrating it into the Styrian Waste Management Act 1990 (StAWG).
In 2013 a pilot was launched in the Netherlands with the aim of developing a more circular approach to carpeting and furnishing of the office buildings of ProRail, the country’s rail infrastructure co
Re:Textile is a regional initiative taken by Region of West Sweden (VästraGötaland Regionen) aimed at designing and developing a circular innovation system for the textile and apparel industry, reduce
The use of organic products in the food purchasing of public institutions is therefore increasing. Events are increasingly organised according to ecological criteria.
EU-GUGLE aims to demonstrate the feasibility of nearly-zero energy building renovation models in 6 pilot cities in view of triggering large-scale, Europe-wide replication in smart cities and commun
"From the outset, it was decided that the design of the new Venlo City Hall (NL) should be Cradle to Cradle (C2C) certified and situated in an area in need of regeneration.
"Toronto’s Circular Economy Procurement Implementation Plan and Framework (the Framework) is positioned to become a major tool in creating economic growth, enhancing social prosperity and moving to
"The Computer Reconditioning Centre (CRC) is an integral element of the city of Belo Horizonte’s digital inclusion, skills development and waste reduction efforts.
The city of Amsterdam is facilitating and suporting the development of a previously industrial region in Amsterdam Noord, into a sustainable and circular district.
The Phoenix Prize has been awarded since 1999 in Austria to practicable and/or innovative and creative solutions and concepts relevant to waste management by the Federal Ministry of Sustainability and
Barcelona's Sustainable Public Procurement Plan 2018 has the following objectives, among others: (1) 100% green electricity supply with Guarantee of Origin from renewable resources or high-efficiency
Since 2009, within all tenders for the construction, restoration and design of industrial buildings included as part of the award criteria, the degree of sustainability of the proposed project is meas
The Brussels Regional Program for a Circular Economy (BRPCE) has three general objectives: (1) to transform environmental objectives into economic opportunities; (2) to relocate the economy to Brussel
RI-USO Center has been activated in collaboration with a social cooperative with the aim of promoting the direct reuse of goods that are thrown away and that can be directly reused, while also support