Across cities and urban regions in The Netherlands unusual collaborations emerge which aim to develop new circular business models that facilitate product and resource longevity through various upcycling strategies, such as reuse, repair, refurbish, repurpose and/or remanufacture. Municipalities, social …

Repurpose is becoming more popular as a circularity strategy. This circularity strategy is specifically promising in the case of furniture. One of the challenges of upscaling repurpose is the negative consumer perception of repurposed products. Studies up to date pertain to consumer perception of refurbished …

Wood is an increasingly demanded renewable resource and an important raw material for construction and materials. Demands are rising, with a growing attention for re-use and upcycling, opening up opportunities for new business models, empowered by the use of digital design and technologies. A KPI framework …

Urban areas provide a promising context for upcycling due to the concentration of consumers and existence of bulky waste resources. Hence, upcycling initiatives emerge across European cities, but little is known about their manifestations. Building on interviews with twenty-four stakeholders from the …

This report shows the findings after two years of applied research in the BASSTA Plus project. It focuses on conducting neighbourhood analyses, testing behavioural interventions and monitoring and evaluating them. All with the objective to let residents separate organic waste more and/or better.

Dit rapport biedt circulaire mkb-ondernemingen ondersteuning bij het inzichtelijk maken van hun verdienmodellen en de bijbehorende risico’s, om zo de toegang tot bankfinanciering te vergemakkelijken. De risico’s van circulaire verdienmodellen zijn voor banken nieuw en vaak moeilijk in te schatten. Bovendien …

With growing environmental concerns, upcycling has become an important theme in literature and practice. Upcycling can help slow and close resource cycles through product life-extension. Cities offer opportunities for upcycling initiatives and seek to tackle challenges in urban solid waste management …

Van meer zeggenschap en eigen regie is niet echt sprake. De financiële en economische crisis van tien jaar geleden creëert volgens de bovenstaande auteurs een klimaat waarin het ondernemerschap van initiatiefrijke burgers als een belofte wordt gezien. Thans worden we wereldwijd en in Nederland geconfronteerd …

In this article, you will first read about our understanding of sustainability, about three different perceptions of urgency with regard to sustainability and the theoretical models that correspond to them. We will then explore how this topic is perceived in society and among the professional group of …

The diverse European landscape of climate consciousness is shaped by political values, financial constraints, and country-specific point of view. The aim of the study was to unravel age-specific ecological awareness, forms of engagement, and perceptions, contributing to a nuanced understanding of climate …