Each case study within the CIRCTER project looks into an initiative that have been implemented to move towards a circular economy and with that tries to identify how circular economy works in real conditions and how regional factors can unlock the circular economy potential and contribute to territorial development. They looked into the Basque Country which Government has 40 years of experience in driving the region towards environmentally sustainable development. The Basque Country is a frontrunner in collecting data to monitor the transformation into a circular economy, which is of outmost importance to achieve their goals, as well as to benchmark with other regions and countries in Europe. This all set ground for their 2030 Circular Economy Strategy.

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Case study: Basque Country

Country: Spain (ES)

Project : Circular Economy and Territorial Consequences (CIRCTER)

Population: 791.413

Classification: ES21