Publications about circular economy

Circwaste project produces publications about project's results and best practices. The following publications are available in English.

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: 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)

 Serial publications 

• 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.

Other publications

• Municipal waste management in Finland (Issuu)
• Research study on developing re-use networks in Europe (pdf)

Blogs 

• Circblog