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In the Netherlands the urgency of a transition to a circular economy is noted. Therefore a government-wide ambition has been formulated as a guiding vision.
In October 2016 the governmental program A Circular Economy in the Netherlands by 2050 was launched. In this program a nationwide plan is drawn up by multiple departments, to function as a vision for the successful implementation of the circular economy. The goal formulated in this report is to reduce the amount of primary resources used in the Netherlands by 50% in 2030, and to become completely circular by 2050.
This can be accomplished through resource efficiency, a shift to renewable and recycled resources, and creating new markets and business models. The summary of the program can be found here.
The program was followed by the development of Transition Agendas and an implementation program. In February 2023 a new National Circular Economy Program for 2023 – 2030 was launched.
In January 2017 a National Agreement on the Circular Economy (Letter of Intent) to develop transition agendas was signed by the Dutch government and a variety of partners.
Transition agendas have been developed for all five sectors and were offered to the initiators of the National Agreement on 15 January 2018:
- Transition Agenda Biomass and Food
- Transition Agenda Plastics
- Transition Agenda Manufacturing Industry
- Transition Agenda Circular Construction Economy
- Transition Consumer goods.
Our speaker Freek van Eijk will give a Masterclass about how the Netherlands is transitioning to become completely circular by 2050.
Limited tickets available.
There will be a networking session afterwards.
