It is an economic system based on business models which replace the ‘end-of-life’ concept throughout the production, distribution and consumption phases…
…operating at:
the micro level: products, companies, consumers
the meso level: eco-industrial parks, networks and clusters
and the macro level: city, region, nation and international…
…with the goal of sustainable development, which implies environmental quality, economic prosperity and social equity, for the benefit of current and future generations.
The Circular Regions project is the first of its kind supporting and mapping initiatives bridging bottom-and and top-down; connecting cities to their broader region covering urban and rural solutions.
Some of their notes:
Prior to developing new strategies, policies and recommendations for a city or region, recommendations from researchers clearly state that understanding what is already happening in the Circular Economy in a region is the first step to accelerating it.
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