2018
DOI: 10.1111/jiec.12770
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Exploiting the Potential of Public Procurement: Opportunities for Circular Economy

Abstract: Summary The objective of a circular economy (CE) is to maintain the value of products, materials, and resources in the economy by closing material loops and minimizing waste generation. In recent years, the role of public procurement has been recognized as an important, but as yet not fully exploited, opportunity by cities and municipalities in their transition toward circular societies. This study analyzed public procurement opportunities to promote CE. Different approaches and examples of circular public pro… Show more

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“…An urban development approach flush with participation and experimentation, requires securing sufficient resources and continuity in developing these initiatives. It also calls for finding new ways to harness the interaction of public and private actors [14]. This interaction requires integration of citizens into these processes, not only for the social acceptability and legitimization through the established participatory mechanisms but for the need to take citizens seriously as key agents for change [64].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…An urban development approach flush with participation and experimentation, requires securing sufficient resources and continuity in developing these initiatives. It also calls for finding new ways to harness the interaction of public and private actors [14]. This interaction requires integration of citizens into these processes, not only for the social acceptability and legitimization through the established participatory mechanisms but for the need to take citizens seriously as key agents for change [64].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Kjaer and colleagues () present a framework for assessing whether product‐service systems (PSSs), a key approach to the CE strategy of selling services rather than goods, lead to decoupling economic growth from resource consumption in absolute terms. Alhola and colleagues () comprehensively assess public procurement opportunities to promote CE. Mayer and colleagues () develop a framework for economy‐wide biophysical assessment of a CE, utilizing and systematically linking official statistics on resource extraction and use and waste flows in a mass‐balanced approach.…”
Section: Digging Deeper Into the Circular Economymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This study recognised this potential, especially in the procurement of buildings and infrastructure construction, waste water treatment and public services such as public transportation and waste management. These are also sectors with high annual procurement and investment volumes (Alhola et al, 2016;Alhola & Nissinen, 2015). In addition, the analysed cases imply that the potential for market creation and business for new products and materials exist in product groups such as textiles and furniture as well as in the utilisation of bio-based products.…”
Section: Future Potential Of Different Product Groupsmentioning
confidence: 99%