CircularPP

Circular procurement involves different circulation strategies, which can be clustered as a circle that consists of three phases: production, consumption and recovery.

Public authorities can take 5 simple steps to engage the market ahead of a circular public procurement.

The first step is the General Information Meeting, which is streaming on-line. During this meeting, the focus on circularity is announced and the approach explained by presenting  a selection of  applications for circular procurement in municipalities.

For a circular tender there are six aspects to consider when planning the purchase of a product or service. Starting at the top of the infographic, procurers have to answer a few questions iconography for each of the six aspects.

The purpose of a Resource Loop is to eliminate waste and  to keep products and materials in the value chain for a longer period and to recover raw materials after the lifetime of the products for their next use. A Resources Loop consists of multiple processes and involves different pathways.

Nowadays, 7.6 billion people live on earth, according to forecasts, this is expected to grow to 10 billion people by 2050. If we don’t change our approach to natural resources use, and don’t reduce the level of our consumption, we will need the equivalent of 2.5 to 3.5 globes worth of natural resources by 2050!