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- Buy Circular Procurement Templates and Resources
- Circular Economy Councils Fund: Project Reports
- Circular Economy 101 Course Materials
- Circular Procurement 101 Course Materials
- Community Circular Economy Guides
Buy Circular Procurement Templates and Resources
- Buy Circular Project: Environmental Management Plan Template (Word - 1.8MB)
(To be used in conjunction with Tender Criteria Questions and Weighting spreadsheet.) - Buy Circular Project: Recycled Materials Database Template (Excel - 49.2KB)
- Buy Circular Project: Waste Management and Circular Economy Plan Template (Word - 1.5MB)
(To be used in conjunction with Tender Criteria Questions and Weighting spreadsheet.) - Buy Circular Project: Tender Criteria Questions and Weighting Database (Excel - 61.7KB)
- Buy Recycled Template: Contractor KPIs (Word - 79.5KB)
- Buy Recycled Template: Evaluation Scoring (Excel - 252KB)
- Buy Recycled Template: Staff KPIs (Word - 79.9KB)
- Buy Recycled Template: Tender Response Schedule Options (Word - 88.3KB)
- Circular Economy Matrix Background Document: Measuring Circularity in Projects (Word - 2.2MB)
- Contractor User Guide: Recycled First Forecast & Reporting Table for Projects under $50M (PDF - 882KB)
- Data Collection Spreadsheet (Examples) (Excel - 31.7KB)
- Incorporating Circularity into Council Procurement Policies (Word - 1.5MB)
- Procurement Templates and Resources: Sustainability Victoria (PDF - 164KB)
- Recycled First Forecast Reporting Table for Projects under 50 Million (Excel - 54.6KB)
- Recycled First Plan for Projects under $50M (Word - 2.8MB)
- Recycled Products and Materials: Procurement Toolkit for Local Government (PDF - 949KB)
- Sample Policy Content for Circular Procurement (Word - 1.5MB)
- Template 3: Whole-of-Life Cost Caculator: NSW Government (Excel - 1.2MB)
Circular Economy Councils Fund: Project Reports
- Bayside Repair and Reuse Service Feasibility Study and Delivery Model Report - Bayside City Council - Jan 2022 (PDF - 4.6MB)
- Brimbank Resource Recovery 2.0 Feasibility Study - Final Report - Apr 2023 (PDF - 509KB)
- Circular Central Victoria: A regional Circular Opportunity Scan - A Report by Aurecon and Lifecycles for the City of Greater Bendigo - May 2023 (PDF - 7.2MB)
With contributions from the City of Greater Bendigo, Gannawarra Shire Council, Macedon Ranges Shire Council, Loddon Shire Council, Swan Hill rural City Council, Mount Alexander Shire Council, Campaspe Shire Council, Mildura Rural City Council, and Buloke Shire Council. - Detailed Materials Flow Analysis and End Market Opportunities (Draft) - City of Ballarat - Jun 2022 (PDF - 899KB)
- Eliminating Coffee Cup Waste from Alpine Resorts - Final Report - Falls Creek Resort - Jan 2022 (PDF - 814KB)
- Feasibility Study for the In-house Processing of Organic Waste by East Gippsland Shire Council - Jun 2022 (PDF - 1.19MB)
- Food Organics Feasibility Study for High Rise Buildings - A Submission to the Cities of Melbourne and Port Phillip - Mar 2022 (PDF - 2.1MB)
- Improving Event Waste Management in North East Victoria - Alpine Shire Council - Final Research Report - Feb 2022 (PDF - 3.2MB)
- Kensington Circular Economy Precinct - City of Melbourne - Jul 2024 (PDF - 10.0MB)
- Mansfield Shire Council: Review and Audit of Public Waste & Recycling Infrastructure - Final Report - Jan 2022 (PDF - 10.7MB)
- Mattress Processing Facility Feasibility Study - Swan Hill Rural City Council - Feb 2022 (PDF - 17.7MB)
- Northern Grampians Organics Feasibility Study - May 2022 (PDF - 43.6MB)
- Recycled Content in Infrastructure and Building Products - Stonnington City Council - Report - May 2022 (PDF - 1.6MB)
- Recycling Problematic Materials Options Analysis - Prepared for City of Wodonga and Project Partners Comprising the North East Victoria Region - Draft Report - Mar 2022 (PDF - 786KB)
- Resale Shop Feasibility Study - Strathbogie Shire Council - Dec 2021 (PDF - 14.6MB)
- Reusable Nappy Feasibility Study: Towards a Best Practice Reusable Nappy Program - Monash City Council on Behalf of 12 Participating Councils - Final Report - Jul 2022 (PDF - 2.9MB)
With the participation of: Bayside City Council, Boroondara City Council, Glen Eira City Council, Greater Dandenong City Council, Knox City Council, Maroondah City Council, Maribyrnong City Council, Moonee Valley City Council, Monash City Council, Nillumbik Shire Council, Stonnington City Council, and Yarra Ranges Shire Council. - Sharing Shed Feasibility Study - Wyndham City Council - Jan 2022 (PDF - 1.62MB)
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- Bayside Roving Repair Program - Bayside City Council - Final Report - Mar 2024 (PDF - 24.1MB)
- Best Practice Reusable Sanitary and Incontinence Aid Program: Feasibility Study and Program Model Recommendation - Jun 2023 (PDF - 904KB)
Lead council: Knox City Council. Participating councils: Stonnington City Council, Whitehorse City Council, Hume City Council, Maroondah City Council, Maribyrnong City Council, and Yarra Ranges Shire Council. - Circular Economy Hub Feasibility Study: Design for a Better Future - City of Melton - Jan 2023 (PDF - 3.4MB)
- Circular Resource Practices in Business Precincts - Post-Intervention Final Report - Mar 2024 (PDF - 12.3MB)
Councils involved: Ballarat City Council, Boroondara City Council, Greater Dandenong City Council, Greater Geelong City Council, Glen Eira City Council, Hobsons Bay City Council, Kingston City Council, Maroondah City Council, Merri-bek City Council, Mornington Peninsula Shire Council, Nillumbik Shire Council, Stonnington City Council, Whittlesea City Council, Yarra City Council. - City of Whittlesea - Waste Recovery Solutions - Resale Shop Feasibility Study - Jun 2023 (PDF - 9.2MB)
- Energy Breakthrough: Environmental Report 2023 (PDF - 13.7MB)
- Expanded Polystyrene Recovery Feasibility Study - Moonee Valley & Melton Transfer Stations - Final Report - Nov 2022 (PDF - 1.74MB)
- Feasibility of Reuse Shops at Council Transfer Stations - Alpine Shire Council - Final Report - Feb 2023 (PDF - 1.83MB)
- Feasibility Study of Alternatives to Expanded Polystyrene Waffle Pods Used in Residential Construction - City of Casey - Dec 2022 (PDF - 3.0MB)
- Go Full Circle Pilot Program: Circular Initiatives & Networking Event - Boroondara City Council - Monitoring & Evaluation Report - Feb 2023 (4.2MB)
- Library of Things Hurstbridge - Feasibility Analysis - Nov 2022 (PDF - 1.57MB)
- Local FOGO Processing Business Case - Mansfield Shire Council & Murrindindi Shire Council - Final Report - Feb 2022 (PDF - 2.6MB)
- Regional Flows Analysis - Collaborative RV Grant Project - City of Stonnington - Final Report - Feb 2023 (PDF - 2.7MB)
- Resource Recovery and Resale Shop Feasibility - Transfer Station Circular Economy - Moorabool Shire Council - May 2023 (PDF - 4.4MB)
- Small Business Food Waste Diversion Feasibility Report - Nillumbik Shire Council - Mar 2022 (PDF - 1.99MB)
- Transfer Station Sorting Space - Waste Recovery, Repair and Reuse - Mount Alexander Shire Council - Project Report - May 2024 (PDF - 892KB)
- Transfer Station Upgrade Business Case - Stonnington Waste Transfer Station - Final Report - Mar 2023 (PDF - 12.3MB)
- Wash Against Waste Trailer (with reusable crockery and commercial dishwasher) - Mornington Peninsula Shire - Jun 2024 (PDF - 644KB)
- Yarra Ranges Council Community Textiles Project - Report - Jun 2024 (PDF - 821KB)
- Yea Resource Recovery Centre Redevelopment - Business Case - Murrindindi Shire Council - Jun 2023 (PDF - 5.2MB)
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Circular Economy 101 Course Materials
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- CE101 (Module 1 of 3) - What Is a Circular Economy? (ZIP - 19.0MB)
- CE101 (Module 2 of 3) - From Challenge to Progress (ZIP - 13.8MB)
- CE101 (Module 3 of 3) - Putting CE into action (ZIP - 36.6MB)
Links to Video Files
- CE101 - Video 01 - Course introduction - What is a Circular Economy (YouTube)
- CE101 - Video 02 - Chapter 1.1 - The Need for change (YouTube)
- CE101 - Video 03 - Chapter 1.2 - From linear to circular (YouTube)
- CE101 - Video 04 - Chapter 1.3 - Circular economy and climate (YouTube)
- CE101 - Video 05 - State of Sustainability Report (YouTube)
- CE101 - Video 06 - Chapter 1.4 - Circular economy and economics (YouTube)
- CE101 - Video 07 - Chapter 2.1 - The challenges of the circular economy (YouTube)
- CE101 - Video 08 - Chapter 2.2 - Circular economy progress and policy (YouTube)
- CE101 - Video 09 - Chapter 3.1 - Putting circular economy into action (YouTube)
- CE101 - Video 10 - Chapter 3.2 - Five Approaches of the Circularity Deck (YouTube)
- CE101 - Video 11 - Chapter 3.5 - Closing - What's next? (YouTube)
Links to Other Videos and Resources Referenced in the Course Manual
- ABC Landline: Circularity Pioneers: The quest to create regional Australia's first circular economy (ABC Video)
- The Economist: The Cost of Fast Fashion (YouTube)
- Global Australia: Circular Economy in Australia (YouTube)
- MYLI: Library of Things (Website)
- Recycled plastic composite railway sleepers replace timber sleepers for low speed rail applications (PDF - 1.58MB)
Circular Procurement 101 Course Materials
Templates and Guides
- Buy Circular Project: Environmental Management Plan Template (Word - 1.8MB)
(To be used in conjunction with Tender Criteria Questions and Weighting spreadsheet.) - Buy Circular Project: Recycled Materials Database Template (Excel - 49.2KB)
- Buy Circular Project: Waste Management and Circular Economy Plan Template (Word - 1.5MB)
(To be used in conjunction with Tender Criteria Questions and Weighting spreadsheet.) - Buy Circular Project: Tender Criteria Questions and Weighting Database (Excel - 61.7KB)
- Buy Recycled Template: Contractor KPIs (Word - 79.5KB)
- Buy Recycled Template: Evaluation Scoring (Excel - 252KB)
- Buy Recycled Template: Staff KPIs (Word - 79.9KB)
- Buy Recycled Template: Tender Response Schedule Options (Word - 88.3KB)
- Circular Economy Matrix Background Document: Measuring Circularity in Projects (Word - 2.2MB)
- Contractor User Guide: Recycled First Forecast & Reporting Table for Projects under $50M (PDF - 882KB)
- Data Collection Spreadsheet (Examples) (Excel - 31.7KB)
- Incorporating Circularity into Council Procurement Policies (Word - 1.5MB)
- Procurement Templates and Resources: Sustainability Victoria (PDF - 164KB)
- Recycled First Forecast Reporting Table for Projects under 50 Million (Excel - 54.6KB)
- Recycled First Plan for Projects under $50M (Word - 2.8MB)
- Recycled Products and Materials: Procurement Toolkit for Local Government (PDF - 949KB)
- Sample Policy Content for Circular Procurement (Word - 1.5MB)
- Template 3: Whole-of-Life Cost Caculator: NSW Government (Excel - 1.2MB)
LMS
Links to Video Files
- SV0601 Introduction to Circular Procurement (YouTube)
- SV0602 Circularity Deck - Approaches in Relation to Circular Procurement (YouTube)
- SV0603 Influencing the Procurement Process - Resources to Help You (YouTube)
- SV0604 Circular Economy Matrix Tool (YouTube)
- SV0605 Wrap-up - Don't Let Perfect Get in the Way of Good (YouTube)