LET'S GO CIRCULAR!

Paving the way for a circular transition of cities

Edited on 20/06/2025

01/06/2023 31/12/2025

Ongoing
  • Action Planning Network
  • Climate action

LET‘S GO CIRCULAR! network is paving the way for a sustainable, just and productive transition of cities towards a functioning Circular Economy. It addresses all issues relevant to a holistic strategy of circular city ecosystems, fostering innovative solutions. The concept of the 10 R Ladder (from REFUSE to RECOVER) serves as an underlying principle for the action planning. 

Summary

Partners

Lead Partner : Munich - Germany
  • Riga - Latvia
  • Cluj Metropolitan Area - Intercommunity Development Association - Romania
  • Guimarães - Portugal
  • Kapodistriaki Development S.A. - Greece
  • Granada - Spain
  • Oulu - Finland
  • Lisboa E-Nova Agência de Energia e Ambiente de Lisboa - Portugal
  • Malmö - Sweden
  • Tirana - Albania

Timeline

Transnational Meeting in Cluj-Napoca, Romania (May 20-22, 2025) linked to the International Carbon Neutrality Summit 2025.

Transnational Meeting in Tirana, Albania (March 5-6, 2025).  Insights in the local strategy and network level work on impacting consumer behaviors.

Transnational Meeting in Malmö (October 21-23, 2025) - with the Midterm Review Reflection and a Political Panel on the LE'TS GO CIRCULAR! Policy Paper, plus a friendly city visit at COPE, Copenhagen.

Transnational Meeting in Oulu (June 18-19, 2025). Themes discussed: digital tools serving circular economy, water circularity, education, energy.

Transnational meeting in Riga (April 16-17, 2024): Strategies, construction, waste management, material bank, circular use of buildings and social innovation

Two Transnationa meetings (February  5-9, 2024)  in Guimarães and Lisbon, Portugal: Governance, innovation, methodologies (circular economy commitments, governance, education, tools)

First transnational meeting (September 25-27, 2023)  in Munich, Germany: Kick-off and best practices (sustainable mass tourism, industry programs and repair cafe/second hand department store)

Lead Expert

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