Amsterdam will launch the fourth stage of its circular economy initiative next week, with 200 new projects planned for the coming year. Its 2020-2025 strategy, set to be published 8 April, will build on last year’s programme that saw 116 projects implemented. In 2015, Amsterdam commissioned an in-depth study on the potential for transitioning to a circular economy–the first city in the world to do so–and has since set a number of targets:
- By 2025, 65 percent of all household waste must be separated to enable recycling or reuse
- By 2030, there must be a 50 percent reduction in the use of primary raw materials
- By 2050, the city must have a fully circular economy.
The 2015 report concluded that going circular would reduce pollution, create more jobs and boost the economy, and the results were presented to Amsterdam’s residents and the business community.
A new digital tool that supports cities to create action plans for the transition to the circular economy has been launched by Amsterdam-based organisation, Circle Economy. A prototype of the tool is now available through a closed beta programme, and is open to cities to apply to join. The tool is pitched to enable local governments to discover and prioritise circular opportunities for their city, based on proprietary and publicly available socioeconomic and material flow data, relevant circular case studies, and users’ input as to which sectors, materials, and impact areas are a priority in local agendas.
Source: Cities Today
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