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- Agriculture, fertilisers and forestry
- Batteries and Vehicles
- Bioeconomy and Biomimicry
- Business incubators, Startups
- Cement, Steel, Chemicals
- Ceramics and Glass
- Construction, Buildings and Infrastructure
- Education and skills
- Electronics and ICT
- Food, water and nutrients
- Furniture
- Machinery and Equipment
- Mining, metals and minerals
- Packaging
- Personal and household services
- Pharmaceuticals
- Plastics, Polymers and Rubber
- Power and utilities
- Public procurement
- Public services
- Recycling
- Refineries
- Social Enterprise
- Textiles, apparel and leather
- Housing and Urban development
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The initiative will look at different ways businesses can innovate and incorporate new design and technology, thinking through the adoption of new business models, including circular economy strategies. A circular economy is one in which every product is created with the intent of extending its life span – a direct challenge to the ‘take, make, dispose’ mentality.
Circular Glasgow complements Zero Waste Scotland’s and the Scottish Government’s nationwide support for SMEs to develop circular economy business ideas, including its £18 million Circular Economy Investment Fund and Circular Economy Business Support Service. Both are supported by the European Regional Development Fund through the £73million Resource Efficiency Circular Economy Accelerator Programme.