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Learning from the Dutch in what it takes to create true Circular Economies



October 2019





Learning from the Dutch in what it takes to create actual Circular Economies


Today we were invited to a Circular Economy Forum hosted by The Kingdom of The Netherlands and the Victorian State Government. We heard the Prime Minister of The Netherlands, Mark Rutte discuss the initiatives that have been undertaken by their country to ensure that only 3% of their waste goes to Landfill. That's incredible!! They see all waste as a resource, and their garbage trucks carry the slogan "There is no such thing as Waste." 

In 2016 the Dutch government launched a Circular Economy Programme that identifies five areas of priority to transition into a circular economy by 2050. These include biomass and food, plastics, manufacturing industry, the construction sector, and consumer goods. 

Prime Minister Mark Rutte aims to collaborate and partner with Australia in bringing the Dutch experience to our government. Planet Ark and the Holland Circular Hotspot signed a Memorandum of Understanding to help us transition to a circular economy in Australia, which will be launched in 2020 as a National Circular Economy Hub.



Wikipedia defines a Circular Economy as a system aiming to eliminate waste and the continual use of resources. Circular systems employ reuse, sharing, repair, refurbishment, manufacturing, and recycling to create a closed-loop system, minimising the use of resource inputs and the creation of waste, pollution and carbon emissions. (1)

Enesys mission fits in perfectly with the ideals underpinning Circular Economies. We want to change how waste, energy, and food are processed to reduce reliance on remote fossil-fuelled power stations, broadacre farms, and large landfill or waste export operations. Circular Economies can be created easilty within sustainable precincts so that communities and industry can recycle their own waste, create their own energy and feed themselves.

For more information about Enesys visit www.enesys.com.au or email info@enesys.com.au

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