Reports and presentations

This report seeks to provide for an analysis of how as much food waste as possible can be reduced from black bag or residual waste, in the journey to 65% overall recycling by 2035 for France and England.The main intended audience are local authority officers working on circular economy, recycling

Slides from the BLUEPRINT Closing Conference 2023. 

Four, free training sessions were offered to local authorities on how they could use the BLUEPRINT Model to accelerate to a circular economy. The sessions were delivered to a total of 35 local authorities across the UK.

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The BLUEPRINT Baselining Activity has been designed to support local authorities measure their progress made towards a circular economy while following the BLUEPRINT Model. 

Commissioning Analysis provides the evidence to inform effective and reliable decision making. Governance groups will expect sufficient evidence to support and sign-off commissioning decisions.

This template has been devised to help Commissioners produce high quality documentation, using prompts and headings to help guide content and ensure a consistent and logical structure.

Essex County Council has a Net Zero ambition to achieve Net Zero across its core estate operations by 2030. As part of this ambition, Essex County Council (ECC) has already calculated a scope 1, 2 and selected scope 3 carbon footprint.

An introduction to the circular economy and how it addresses the climate emergency and global, national, and local sustainability challenges. This module provides an overview of the key definitions and activities, outlining opportunities in moving to a greener economy.

A financial scenario analysis was carried out assuming a 20-year financial lifespan for the Essex Library of Things with initial setup costs, 20 years of operational cost and 20 years of revenues.

When looking at opportunities to improve waste reduction and recycling of household waste, food waste is often top of the list. Composition analysis of a small area of Essex (250 residents) indicated that food waste made up around 25% of the general rubbish bin (2022).

Slides from the BLUEPRINT Kent Flat Recycling survey.

The purpose of this template document is help to define the scope, approach and financial needs of a circular economy project. It includes the project scope, project management, costs and benefits and risks.

The purpose of this document is to define the scope, approach and financial needs to establish a local construction materials reuse hub within Greater Brighton. It includes the project scope, project management, costs and benefits and risks.

The purpose of this document is to define the scope, approach and financial needs to establish a repair café for textiles within Essex County Council. It includes the project scope, project management, costs and benefits and risks.

Insights in re-use, recycling, repair and waste prevention impacts from the BLUEPRINT Project.

This report provides an overview of activities carried out to build an online library of circular economy solutions that cover activities already underway in the FCE area in the shift to a circular economy.

This report provides an overview of the challenges faced by residents in relation to waste reuse and recycling practices.

This report provides an overview of product and material data availability and the challenges facing local authorities around data analysis with regards to the circular economy.

Slides from the BLUEPRINT Circular Economy Roadshow. These slides were used for the "Putting reuse and waste prevention on the map in local authority waste strategies" session on Friday 13 May.

Slides from the BLUEPRINT Circular Economy Roadshow. These slides were used for the "Training and skill development for a circular economy" session on Thursday 12 May.

Slides from the BLUEPRINT Circular Economy Roadshow. These slides were used for the "The role of social enterprises in the circular economy" session on Thursday 12 May.

Slides from the BLUEPRINT Circular Economy Roadshow. These slides were used for the "No more fast fashion: The role of textiles in the circular economy" session on Wednesday 11 May.

Slides from the BLUEPRINT Circular Economy Roadshow. These slides were used for the "Creating a circular economy for food" session on Wednesday 11 May. 

Slides from the BLUEPRINT Circular Economy Roadshow. These slides were used for the "Can we remove waste from the construction industry?" session on Wednesday 11 May.

Slides from the BLUEPRINT Circular Economy Roadshow. These slides were used for the "Fostering a reuse and repair culture" session on Tuesday 10 May. 

Slides from the BLUEPRINT Circular Economy Roadshow. These slides were used for the "Making recycling in flat blocks & HMOs work" session on Tuesday 10 May.

Slides from the BLUEPRINT Circular Economy Roadshow. These slides were used for the "Embedding the circular economy in education" session on Tuesday 10 May.

Slides from the BLUEPRINT Circular Economy Roadshow. These slides were used for the "Lessons learned from cross-border circular economy projects" session on Monday 9 May. 

Slides from the BLUEPRINT Circular Economy Roadshow. These slides were used for the "Local authority initiatives for a circular economy" session on Monday 9 May.