Circular economy and waste management

Europe and the world live beyond their means and consume more resources than the Earth can afford. These is an urgent need to start living within our natural limits. This requires a radical transformation of the economic model towards an economy which is more resource efficient and more circular. This transition needs to harness the efforts of citizens and businesses and is associated with significant mindset changes.

Waste management is an important part of the circular economy and we work with experienced waste experts but we believe there is much more to the circular economy. We are constantly studying specific circular business models and their practical implementation. We deliver services related to policy making; communication; training and capacity building; and strategy development for the circular economy.

Selected recent references:

EU Delegation in Montenegro: Contribution to drafting the Circular Economy Strategy of Montenegro
UNIDO: Monitoring of the 'SWITCH to Circular Value Chains' project
Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum: Training in circular economy
The World Bank: Drafting a Summary report on Circular Economy as an Opportunity for Central Asia
The World Bank: Ex-post analysis of lessons learned from application of policies to manage plastic pollution Case study: Bulgaria
The World Bank: Diagnostic Analysis for Circular Economy Interventions in Bulgaria
DG Regio (EC): Croatia: Potential for transition to a more circular economy
(DG GROW and EASME) Intelligent Cities Challenge 2.0 - In charge of accompanying the City of Stara Zagora in their efforts to prepare and sign a Local Green Deal in the sector of sustainable tourism.
(DG GROW and EASME) Intelligent Cities Challenge 1.0 - lead experts for Vratsa, BG - accompanying Vratsa on their digital journey in circular economy and sustainable tourism
Interreg Central Europe CITYCIRCLE project: Starter Kit on circular economy for urban policy makers
DG GROW: CircLean (subcontracted by Technopolis Group): EU network of businesses and SMEs for industrial symbiosis
Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform: Drafting policy briefs on circular business models; organisation of workshops and webinars on the
ESPON (in cooperatin with TG): CIRCTER - Circular Economy and Territorial Consequences