CIRCULAR CITY ACTIONS FRAMEWORK : Bringing the circular economy to every city

In today’s world, the vast majority of economies are linear. Linear economies follow a “take, make, waste” model: resources are extracted from the environment (take), used as inputs for infrastructure, buildings and production (make), then discarded after their use period (waste). Linear economies are linked to a range of negative impacts in cities, including rising carbon emissions, biodiversity loss and waste management challenges. In contrast, a more circular economy goes hand in hand with resilience, climate action and biodiversity conservation, while also offering cities the tools to support social equity, local job creation, public health and community wealth. Transitioning from a linear to a circular economy requires creativity, flexibility and cross-sectoral collaboration on the part of governments, businesses and communities. Knowing where to start—and how to move forward—often poses challenges for cities embarking on their circular economy transitions. Circle Economy, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and Metabolic leveraged their combined expertise to create the Circular City Actions Framework, a framework that unpacks what the circular economy concept means at the local level, to help cities on their circular journeys.

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https://circulars.iclei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Circular-City-Action-Framework_V2.pdf