ACR+

Four new factsheets on circular economy cases in Scotland have been published on the Circular Europe Network’s database by ACR+, overviewing good practices implemented by ACR+ member Zero Waste Scotland, related to resource efficiency, circular economy investments, circular economy business support services as well as the decision to introduced a minimum 5p charge for single use carrier bags.

The 2nd COLLECTORS public conference will be held in Malta on 26 September 2018, hosted by ACR+ member Wasteserv Malta, the company in charge of waste management on the island. The conference will gather representatives of several European cities and regions to discuss the challenges faced by islands and remote areas when it comes to waste recycling.

The BLUEISLANDS project is heading towards its mid-term and the studying phase is well underway. The past months have been very active for the whole partnership, with a successful international conference in Brussels, the launch of a Charter of commitments, and on-going studies on waste generation, marine litter and waste water in the pilot islands.

The report suggests an approach for local and regional authorities to recognise circular companies while taking into consideration the fact that circular economy is de facto plural and covers multilple facets. It offers a multi-criteria grid that can be fulfiled completely or partially by companies according to the reality of their activities.