Circular Amsterdam - A roadmap towards a circular city

Implemented by Circle Economy, the first City Circle Scan to be done at this scale globally, identifies areas in which circular business models can be applied and highlights strategies to accomplish the practical implementation of these sustainable solutions in the Construction and Organic Waste sectors.

The report outlines the details of the city’s system processes and identifies the construction and organic waste chains as potential drivers of the transition to circularity and the long term effects each will have on Amsterdam’s current linear economy.

Added Value: Implementation of material re-use strategies has the potential to create €85 million of value per year within the construction sector and €150 million of value per year with more efficient organic residual streams.

Material Savings: The material savings could add up to nearly 900 thousand tons per year, a significant amount compared to the current annual import of 3.9 million tonnes currently utilised by the region.

Job Creation: Increased productivity levels have the ability to add up to 700 additional jobs in the building sector and 1200 additional jobs in the agriculture and food processing industry.