LET'S GO CIRCULAR!

Paving the way for a circular transition of cities

01/06/2023 31/12/2025

Ongoing

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

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

2nd and 3rd transnational meeting on 5-9 February in Guimarães and Lisbon, Portugal: Governance, innovation, methodologies (circular economy commitments, governance, education, tools)

4th transnational meeting on 16-17 April in Riga: Strategies, construction, waste management, material bank, circular use of buildings and social innovation

5th Transnational Meeting in Oulu. Themes discussed: digital tools serving circular economy, water circularity, education, energy.

6th Transnational Meeting in Malmö - with the Midterm Review Reflection and a Political Panel on the LE'TS GO CIRCULAR! Policy Paper.

Lead Expert

Articles

  • Empowering Cities Towards Circular Economy - Highlights from the URBACT In4Green Circular Economy Workshop in Larissa

    On 11 March, 2024, the city of Larissa hosted an action packed session of the URBACT In4Green transnational meeting, bringing together urban practitioners, policymakers and city stakeholders to

  • Quality of Life in Shrinking Cities. Part one - Challenges.

    Quality of life is a broad concept that encompasses various dimensions influencing people's well-being in a given place. It goes beyond economic prosperity, including access to public services

  • An urban development hackathon in Daugavpils!

    An urban development hackathon took place on March 19th and 26th at the Daugavpils Culture Palace, where local citizens had the opportunity to create and present ideas for the development of Jaunās