From Linear to Circular – Municipal Collaboration for the Future of Reuse
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | Lunds kommun - Lunds kommun Kommunkontoret |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 5 999 999 |
| Project duration | August 2025 - August 2028 |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Venture | Impact Innovation: Designing the places of the future for attractive, accessible and sustainable communities |
| Call | Impact innovation: Delta i omställningslabb för framtidens attraktiva och tillgängliga livsmiljöer |
Purpose and goal
The project aims to develop systems for intermediate storage and reuse of construction and civil engineering materials within municipal activities. It addresses various obstacles for reuse and aims to create collaboration between municipalities, municipal administrations & companies and the private market. Objective: Develop business models for reuse. Create a model for funding. Routines for reuse-materials. Prototypes for logistics centers. Method bank for quality assurance of materials.
Expected effects and result
- Two operational logistics centers - Business model and legal guidelines - Method bank for quality assurance - Conceptual model for scaling up - Minskad Klimat/miljöpåverkan and increased social inclusion - Increased collaboration & exchange within and between municipalities
Planned approach and implementation
The project is implemented in six work packages with a focus on business models, law, quality assurance and the establishment of logistics centers in Lund and Malmö. Through collaboration between municipalities, municipal companies and academia, solutions are explored in practice. The goal is a scalable model that promotes recycling, contributes to environmental benefits through reduced emissions, lower resource consumption and increased circular use of building materials.