circular economy

Monitoring progress towards a circular economy in urban areas: an application of the European Union circular economy monitoring framework in Umeå municipality

Journal article / This study examines the potential of the EU Circular Economy Monitoring Framework as a monitoring tool for urban areas.

Analysis of the plastic waste value chain in India: a scoping study

SEI report / This report provides an overview of the complex plastic value chain in India, the key stakeholders involved, and their roles and interactions.

Nothing to waste here: Five lessons about informal waste workers to improve urban waste systems

Perspective / Informal waste collectors play a key role in urban waste management but are often ignored in policy measures to make their lives and livelihoods better.

ChemClimCircle – Integrating criteria for chemicals, climate and circularity in procurement processes

Project / ChemClimCircle will address the linkage between chemicals, climate and circularity issues in public procurement.

Sustainability assessment of increased circularity of urban organic waste streams

Journal article / This paper presents a framework for assessing the societal impacts of increased circularity of resource recovery from organic waste streams at city scale.

A Waste Hero Alliance: Youth Visions for the inclusion and empowerment of informal waste workers in Asian Circular Cities

Other publication / This report presents key policy recommendations conceived by youth and based on inputs from informal waste workers.

Food waste minimization and circularity for optimizing urban food system resilience

Other publication / This policy brief highlights the importance of minimizing food loss and waste, which accounts for some 30% of current global production.

Project VINCI helps foster low-carbon tourism

Press release / A Virtual and Augmented Reality Trainers Toolbox helps foster low-carbon tourism with the participation of SEI Tallinn.

Implementing resource recovery from urban organic waste in low- and middle-income countries: tools to support planners and policy makers

Other publication / This research explores the importance of applying circular economy principles to the management of organic waste streams through resource recovery.