# Tool spotlight 2: Circular Economy Matrix Tool
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##### Watch: Circular Economy Matrix Tool

Please watch the video presented by Maarten De Beurs, Circular Economy Coordinator at Mornington Peninsula Shire and Tri Setyani, Principal Urban Designer at Merri-bek City Council, to talk you through the Circular Economy Matrix Tool they developed and how they have used it. 

https://youtu.be/IDRlU7kI0bY?si=SOSfeEk9UXTjEtAp

You don’t need to be a circular economy expert to start building circularity into your next project. The Circular Economy Matrix is a simple tool that helps you estimate and compare the circularity of different project options - including different material choices. 

*Figure: Circular Economy Matrix*

The matrix prompts you to consider where materials come from and how much is used, and what happens to them at end‑of‑life. It is designed to be used during the planning and implementation phases (including options analysis, design, specification and construction). It can also be used to review past projects, capture lessons learned, and improve future decision‑making.

**Resource:**
You may find the following resources developed by Sustainability Victoria’s Buy Circular Council Champions helpful when undertaking procurement planning and trying to visualise Circular Economy outcomes in a project:  

- href="https://assets.sustainability.vic.gov.au/susvic/buy-circular-circular-economy-matrix-tool.png" target="_blank" rel="noopener" (https://assets.sustainability.vic.gov.au/susvic/buy-circular-circular-economy-matrix-tool.png)

- href="https://assets.sustainability.vic.gov.au/susvic/Circular-Economy-Matrix-Backgound-Document.docx" target="_blank" rel="noopener" (https://assets.sustainability.vic.gov.au/susvic/Circular-Economy-Matrix-Backgound-Document.docx)

You’ve now seen where and how circularity can be embedded across the procurement lifecycle - from planning and market engagement through to evaluation, contracting and asset management. We also explored tools that can support stronger decisions.

But embedding circular procurement isn’t only a technical or process task. It also depends on people, habits and organisational systems that can make circular choices easier to adopt in day‑to‑day work.

In the next module, we’ll focus on championing circular procurement: including practical behaviour-change tools you can use to build buy‑in and help circular procurement stick.
