Circular Economy

About the partnership

The Circular Economy Partnership aimed at stimulating the re-use, repair, refurbishment and recycling of existing materials and products to promote new growth and job opportunities. The main focus was on waste management (turning waste into resources), the sharing economy, and resource efficiency.

Members

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Member States

Finland
Greece
Poland
Slovenia

Urban areas

Oslo (NO, Coordinator)
Flemish Region (BE)
Kaunas (LT)
Porto (PT)
Prato (IT)
The Hague (NL)

European/ national city umbrella organisation

Eurocities
URBACT

Other stakeholders

Association of Cities and Regions for sustainable Resource Management (ACR+)

European institutions

European Commission (DG REGIO, DG ENV, DG CLIMA, DG GROW, DG RTD)
Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR)
European Investment Bank (EIB)

Concrete actions

01

Mainstreaming the circular economy as an eligible area into the post 2020 Cohesion Policy and corresponding funds

02

Prepare a Circular City Funding Guide to assist cities in accessing funding for circular economy projects

03

Prepare a blueprint for a Circular City Portal

04

Promote Urban Resource Centres for waste prevention, re-use and recycling

05

Develop a Collaborative Economy Knowledge Pack for cities

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Knowledge

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Portico is the European urban knowledge platform developed by the European Urban Initiative (EUI) in support of better urban policy and strategy design, implementation, and mainstreaming.

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