Circular Economy - CircularCities.NRW

The DU.zirkulär project aims to create a beacon for circular cities, particularly in Duisburg's Ruhrort district. New opportunities will be created for citizens to behave sustainably and learn about circular practices. For Duisburg companies, new ways of doing business in a circular way are being created. The topic of circular construction will also be promoted by DU.zirkulär.

As part of an innovative community building concept, Bottrop citizens are to be made aware of and trained in circular consumption and the circular refurbishment of buildings. A multifunctional "Bottrop CEntral" space is to be created in the city center as a central location for the activities.

The project aims to create the conditions for public and private developers to be able to recycle materials and components during demolition and renovation measures. During demolition and renovation measures, they are to be recorded and reused for new construction and renovation measures with the help of a digital tool.

In the project, an interactive and interdisciplinary center is to be created in Aachen - the "Kreislauf-WIRK-Statt" - which will offer open "WIRKstätten" as well as various offers such as workshops, seminars and interactive exhibitions. The "Bau-WIRKStatt" sub-project implements concepts for the reuse and recycling of bulky goods as well as components and construction products from the building sector.

The project aims to create a digital platform that maps the use of higher R strategies - in particular Refuse and ReUse - and the associated effects on strengthening circularity in real time. Two pilot projects are to be carried out in the two areas of repair and unpackaged offers.

The project aims to research the shared use, reuse and repair of certain consumer goods and to develop suitable implementation strategies. The so-called centers of sharing represent the desired social and ecological innovation. The centers of sharing are intended to serve as places where rental and sharing activities are carried out, where the items are maintained and repaired, and where citizens are trained in repairs.

In the project, a digital browser application is to be developed to communicate the circular economy to various target groups in a playful way. The project aims to design challenges that playfully contribute to building knowledge and raising awareness among the relevant target groups. The target groups are employees of private companies, public institutions and private households.