To mark its 30th anniversary, ACR+ launched a photo contest themed "Capturing Circularities in Cities and Regions". You can see the winning and runner-up photos here.
ACR+ and a coalition of cities, regions, environmental authorities, national ministries, and partners of the Urban Agenda Partnership for Greening Cities, have issued a call for the urgent adoption of the EU Nature Restoration Law
The Football Association of Wales has introduced its new action plan, aiming to challenge current matchday mobility principles and improve waste management. This initiative is part of the broader ACCESS project, with various sports organisations publishing similar plans
ACR+ member Zero Waste Scotland has launched the Site Waste Reduction Protocol to facilitate carrying out, measuring and quantifying the reduction of construction site waste. The protocol is specifically designed to tackle the litter and consists of an Excel-based calculator tool designed by industry specialists, that helps site staff record and quantify everything that is being wasted. The big wins for the construction sector consist in keeping materials in use for longer through more modular building design and designing materials to be easy to disassemble and re-use, and in reducing the huge volumes of wasted materials.
According to Zero Waste Scotland's Circularity Gap Report, the built environment, which currently contributes over 50% of Scotland's overall waste, is an essential pillar in moving to a circular economy. Moreover, reusing materials and reducing waste on site are major areas of concern.