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On these pages, you will find information by product group for your circular procurement. That way, you can delve specifically into your relevant topics.

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Construction

Circular construction is all about better and more economical use of resources, materials and space as well as less waste. Because building and living has a big impact on our carbon footprint, a...
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Food

Many organisations offer food for staff, visitors or patients. As a buyer, the environmental impact of this is largely in your hands. What's more, by making smart choices, you help reduce food waste...
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Infrastructure

The infrastructure sector - from roads and bridges to sewers and signage - faces major challenges. Climate change, the energy transition, the issue of nitrogen and resource scarcity demand a...
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ICT

ICT hardware has a significant social and environmental impact - from production and use to processing of e-waste. The infographics of Fair ICT Flanders show that the production phase is the biggest...
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Office design

The office furniture sector is still not sustainable enough. In the EU, for example, 10.5 million tons of office furniture is disposed of every year, 80 to 90% of which is incinerated or sent to...
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Office supplies

There are numerous labels, certifications and sustainability claims for office materials and paper. As a buyer, how do you see the wood for the trees? Carefully check exactly what they all mean and...
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Healthcare

Over the past few decades, the use of disposable materials in the healthcare sector has increased dramatically: gloves, masks, packaging, instruments, etc. According to the World Health Organization...
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Packaging

Many of our goods arrive in packages in a variety of sizes. In Belgium, fully 750,000 tons of company packaging entered the market in 2019 - a huge impact on the environment. The good news? Reusable...
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Textiles

The textile industry has a complex supply chain that lacks transparency. It is also faced with serious sustainability challenges: water and energy use, greenhouse gases, pollution and poor working...
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Cleaning products

The cleaning industry plays an important role in the day-to-day operations of organisations, but is often associated with significant environmental impacts. Consider the use of chemicals, packaging...
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Vehicles

Vehicles have a significant impact on the environment, both through emissions and through production of fuel and the vehicles themselves. Electric, natural gas and hydrogen vehicles improve air...
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Charging points (EVC)

The market for electric vehicle chargers is growing rapidly, but the growing environmental impacts are often overlooked. Producing charging points creates material flows that impact the environment...
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Tourism

The growing tourism sector offers economic opportunities but also brings environmental impacts. Tourism impacts nature, infrastructure and local communities, meaning that smart sustainable strategies...
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Rules for public procurement

Rules for public procurement

What rules do authorities need to follow if they want to do circular procurement? And how should suppliers best respond to this? Alexander Lemmens, a lawyer with the Facilities Management Agency of the Flemish government, explains in this webinar.

Financing

For circular procurement, the emphasis is on total cost of ownership, residual value and "as a service" models: the costs and benefits are looked at over the long term . That presents opportunities to finance procurement in other ways. Curious about the whys and wherefores? Find out all about it. 

Starting with Total Cost of Ownership

Starting with Total Cost of Ownership

In this webinar, Mieke Pieters from The Global Picture explains what Total Cost of Ownership means and how you can get started with it for your circular procurement project.

Product-as-a-service as a contract model

Product-as-a-service as a contract model

Hilde Jassens from econocom explains 'as-a-service' contract models in this webinar

Transitioning to a circular procurement organisation

Transitioning to a circular procurement organisation

Jodie Berkel explains the internal changes associated with the transition to a circular procurement organisation in this webinar.

How to recognise a circular product

How to recognise a circular product

In this webinar, Karin Van Doorsselaer, a lecturer in ecodesign at the University of Antwerp, explains how to recognise a circular product.