In the CECI 1st interregional meeting, the project partners worked together to define what a Good Practice within the CECI project could be. With regard to the project aim of involving citizens in circular economy, several options for different kinds of good practices were identified:
CECI Good Practice can be :
- service & toolkit
- technology
- cooperation model
- ecosystem / holistic vision
- network (association, partnership)
- new business models including citizen involvement, e.g. digital solution
- change in regulations/legislation
- educative actions or co-creation events
- application/online platform
As a next step, we brainstormed on the key and guiding criteria for the CECI Good Practices. As a result of this work, the following criteria were approved:
CECI Good Practices KEY CRITERIA
- promotes circular economy, resource efficiency and citizens involvement
- it is successfully proven in practice
- easily transferable and adaptable to other European regions/cities
- it is sustainable from an ecological, economic and social perspective
Furthermore, we have identified other guiding critera:
CECI Good Practice GUIDING CRITERIA
- raising awareness
- attractive for communities and citizens
- minimizing waste according to the waste hierarchy
- make connections/increase cooperation between stakeholders in the region
- long-term solution
- collective & open source
- glocal & resilient
