| Title | Exploiting the Potential of Public Procurement: Opportunities for Circular Economy |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 2783 |
| Authors | Alhola, K; Ryding, SO; Salmenperä, H; Busch, NJ |
| Title | Exploiting the Potential of Public Procurement: Opportunities for Circular Economy |
| Year | 2019 |
| Published | Journal Of Industrial Ecology, 23, 1 |
| Abstract | The objective of a circular economy (CE) is to maintain the value of products, materials, and resources in the economy by closing material loops and minimizing waste generation. In recent years, the role of public procurement has been recognized as an important, but as yet not fully exploited, opportunity by cities and municipalities in their transition toward circular societies. This study analyzed public procurement opportunities to promote CE. Different approaches and examples of circular public procurement were identified using case studies. In addition, opportunities to promote CE through sustainable and green public procurement policy were identified analyzing predefined sustainable or green public procurement criteria. The study concludes that public procurement can promote CE and related business models by setting criteria and requirements for the extension of product life spans, efficiency and/or intensity of use, and efficient cycling of biological or technical materials, as well as for the securing of clean and nonrisky cycles. Circular procurement can occur through the procurement of better-quality products in circular terms, the procurement of new circular products, the use of business concepts that support the CE, and investments in circular ecosystems. Several sectors and product groups were identified as having potential for circular procurement, such as construction, waste, and wastewater management, transportation, food, and catering, furniture, and textiles. The study also suggests that the use of certain tools, such as performance-based procurement, life cycle approach, and life cycle costing, as well as criteria concerning reuse and recycling of materials, could promote circular procurement. Market dialogue and cooperation between procurers and actors in the supply chains are important for the future development of circular procurement. |
| https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1111/jiec.12770 |
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