Publications about circular economy

Circwaste project produces publications about project's results and best practices. The following publications are available in English. More project's publications in Finnish can be found on the Finnish site.

Layman's report

Circular economy now! Solving the problem - Layman's report: Circwaste Finland LIFE IP Main project results 2016–2023 (Issuu)

CircBrief - Best practices of circular economy

• CircBrief: A circular economy road map makes sense 12/2023 (Issuu)
  This CircBrief presents the views of municipal and regional road map creators concerning road maps to a circular economy and experiences of preparing them.

• CircBrief: The pioneer municipalities are masters of reuse 10/2023 (Issuu)
  Reuse solutions encompass all measures that extend the lifecycle of products: maintenance, repair, refurbishment, updating, selling used items, manufacturing recycled products, and related services. Reuse is often a better option than material recycling.

• CircBrief: Towards a sustainable circular economy for plastics 5/2023 (Issuu)
  How can the leaking cycles of plastics be closed?

• CircBrief: Nutrient recycling is an essential part of a sustainable food system 4/2023 (Issuu)
  Nutrient self sufficiency and security of supply can both be promoted by recycling domestic biomasses effectively, turning them into recycled fertilizer products and using them in farming.

• CircBrief: Sustainable energy production from biogas 3/2023 (Issuu)
  Locally produced biogas strengthens regional economies, reduces climate emissions and improves security of supply.

• CircBrief: Reducing food waste in food services 9/2022 (Issuu)
  The publication presents an operating model to reduce food waste.
• CircBrief: The circular economy of earth construction saves valuable natural resources 5/2022 (Issuu)
  The publication presents best practices of circular economy in earth construction.
• CircBrief: Electronics and circular economy 9/2021 (Issuu) 
  The publication presents the environmental impacts throughout the life cycle of electronics as well as solutions, such as product life extension through design. 

Magazines

• Putting circlular economy into practice - Circwaste magazine, 2020 (Issuu) 
• You can read the Circwaste magazine in English (epaper.fI)
• Circwaste magazine in English (pdf)

 Circwaste serial publications

• A review of LCA studies on waste management solutions 2024 (Issuu)

Other publications (A–Z)

• Executing circular economy strategies in practice in Finland. Results and experiences from Circwaste project. Myllymaa et al. Reports of the Finnish Environment Institute 19/2021. (Helda)
• Municipal waste management in Finland 2023 (Issuu)
• Research study on developing re-use networks in Europe 2022 (pdf)

Blogs 

• Circblog