How we can help with circular policies
Collecting, combining and analysing existing data concerning sustainable waste and materials management.
Evaluating different policy options based on scientifically proven methods.
Building macroeconomic models that offer insight into the contributions that different industries make to added value, employment and environmental impact.
Providing an insight into how waste streams and value chains can be redirected.
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Towards a circular city or municipality
Efforts at local level are crucial in achieving a circular economy. Cities and municipalities, large and small, are hotspots for innovation and entrepreneurship and therefore provide the ideal conditions for developing circular solutions. But where do you start?
Ghent opts for a circular urban economy
What can a city region do to encourage the collection, recycling and reuse of both plastic waste and construction waste? VITO has developed an online portal that is publicly accessible and whose content can be improved or supplemented. This ‘living’ overview is intended to prompt the city region of Ghent to take targeted action regarding the circular economy and to get local businesses involved.
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