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.

Stories

  • Policy Paper LET'S GO CIRCULAR! cover

    Policy paper: cities for a stronger circular economy

    The Action Planning Netwok LET'S GO CIRCULAR! is calling for more support from the European Union (EU) in establishing local circular economies. The

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    Larissa Kiesel

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    LET'S GO CIRCULAR! site visit at CleanR in Riga

    Tech and creativity in the circular economy

    The ten partner cities of LET'S GO CIRCULAR! are planning their actions and taking step by step - on their journey towards circularity, paving the way

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    Larissa Kiesel

  • News
    Group picture of the network in Guimaraes

    LET'S GO CIRCULAR!: How the action planning starts

    What a first quarter for the LET'S GO CIRCULAR! Action Planning network. We started to discuss approaches on European cities's way to transition from

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    Larissa Kiesel

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Library

Lead Expert

Articles

  • News
    Participants in URBACT Campus Germany, Leipzig

    URBACT Campus Deutschland: Auf dem Weg zur Umsetzung der Integrierten Handlungskonzepte

    Wo stehen die aktuellen URBACT-Städte der Aktionaplanungsnetzwerke mit ihren Integrierten Handlungskonzepten (Integrated Action Plan, IAP)? Wie können sie ihre Maßnahmen weiter ausdefinieren und

    Heike Mages

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  • URBACT Campus Croatia 2024

    Šibenik’s Green Agenda: Driving Climate Literacy Through URBACT Collaboration

    How green is your IAP? These days, when the development of the Integrated Action Plan (IAP) is in full swing, most of the URBACT IV networks face the same challenge. We all know that, to be

    Krešimir Grubić

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    Teenagers and the City: How Youth Shape Public Spaces through Creativity, Sports, and Social Connection

    Public spaces hold a unique value for teenagers, offering a stage for recreation, cultural expression, and social interaction. Across various studies, these spaces have been shown to play a

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