Useful Links and Resources

• Penrith City Council - Circular Economy Information - explains the circular economy and lists Council case studies.
• Australian Circular Economy (ACE) Knowledge Hub  - a great selection of circular economy information including education, industries, metrics, policies and strategies.
• Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW), Sustainable Procurement  - an Australian Government resource for sustainable procurement including links to masterclasses and case studies.
• Australian Circular Economy (ACE) Hub, Case studies  – selection of case studies including bicycle reuse, circular construction, material recycling, regenerative farming, and more.
• ACE Hub Circular Community Portal – The Australian Circular Economy online circular economy community portal where you can connect with others. 
• Sustainability Advantage – State Government organisation who assist medium and large organisations to become sustainability leaders.
• Circular Australia – an independent, national peak non-for-profit body, working to transition Australians, government and businesses to a circular economy by 2030.
• NSW Government Treasury: Office of Energy and Climate Change – ensuring a sustainable NSW through climate change and energy action, water management, environment and heritage conservation and protection.
• Western Parkland City Authority: Resources – publications, resources and external links.
• AHURI: Informing a strategy for circular economy housing in Australia – Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Limited – links to the final report informing a strategy to facilitate circular economy housing.
• AHURI: Building materials in a circular economy – links to a research document analysing the supply chains of manufactured building materials used by the residential housing industry.
• Green Building Council Australia – the GBCA’s purpose is to lead the sustainable transformation of the built environment. Click on the resources tab for reports and case studies.
• Urban Development Institute of Australia NSW – the UDIA NSW aim to secure the viability and sustainability of the urban development industry for the benefit of their members and the communities they create.
• saveBoard Circular Economy Solutions – saveBOARD is focused on building a circular economy by turning composite packaging waste, back into low carbon products that re-enter the local supply chain eliminating future waste.
• Centre for Regenerative Design & Collaboration  – CRDC Global’s mission is to create appreciating value from the world’s plastic waste by converting it into RESIN8TM, an eco-aggregate that improves concrete.
• BINGO Industries: Sustainability – recycling and waste management company with operations in the building and demolition and commercial and industrial sectors across the east coast of Australia. Learn more about their sustainable recycling-led solutions.
• Department of Regional NSW – works across government to advise on matters affecting local communities across regional NSW.
• NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) - information on recycling and reuse.
• Coreo - circular economy strategic advisors, and project partners.
• Boomerang Labs  - Australia’s first circular economy innovation accelerator who work with entrepreneurs to commercialise businesses with circular systems and solutions.
• Regional Development Australia (RDA) Sydney – part of a Federal Government initiative that seeks to create strong, confident and vibrant regions through providing support, promotion and advocacy to regional NSW.
• SuperYard – sustainable construction marketplace committed to fostering sustainability and empowering communities through the circular economy.
• Sydney Water, Waterfix Commercial– assisting large businesses to save water.
• Sydney Water, Waterfix Concealed Leaks – service to help locate and repair hard-to-find leaks.
• Sydney Water, Online Monitoring – the program provides real-time data logging to help your business’s water consumption.

Further reading  

Circular design guidelines for the built environment, Whole-of-life principles for transitioning buildings, precincts and infrastructure to a circular economy, Office of Energy and Climate Change, NSW Treasury, February 2023.  
 
The guidelines encourage and equip government and industry to adopt smart, innovative and sustainable strategies to: reduce embodied carbon, minimise the generation of waste, improve materials efficiency, and increase the circularity of materials used in projects. The guidelines are relevant to building, precinct and infrastructure projects of all types, sizes, and locations. 
https://www.energy.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/NZP_Circular_Design_Guide_2023_0.pdf?trk=public_post_comment-text

Demystifying the circular economy, a practical guide for moving towards a circular economy in the built environment, Built, March 2023.  
 
The report aims to demystify circular economy theory with clear and accessible explanations, provide practical steps for applying the circular economy through case studies, clarify current best practice by sharing insights from international experts, and gather the latest information on circular economy in one place for easy reading. To download the report you must provide your details and it will be emailed to you. 
https://www.built.com.au/news/built-launches-guide-for-transitioning-towards-a-circular-economy/ 

Videos

The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water have created a Masterclass video series on sustainability in procurement. https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/protection/waste/sustainable-procurement/masterclasses