Apeldoorn is 6% circular (2018)
- Input circularity 6% 6%
- Output circularity 10% 9%
- Processed materials 692,850 tonnes/year 664,635 tonnes/year
- End of Life (EoL) waste 436,862 tonnes/year 427,502 tonnes/year
- Secondary materials 41,683 tonnes/year 40,588 tonnes/year
The Dutch municipality, located in the province of Gelderland has a population of 166,306 people that are spread over an area of 341.15 km2. Its local economy is mainly based on "Health and Welfare care" (17.8%), "Trade" (14.5%) and "Public Administration, and Government services" (12.7%) economic activities in terms of employees.
It was possible to illustrate that Apeldoorn is a linear and carbon-rich city (90-95% linear), processing yearly approximately 650 kt of materials, adding 13 kt in the building stock and reinjecting just 4 kt of secondary materials in their economy. From these numbers, the magnitude of the efforts becomes visible. In addition, the "weight" of Apeldoorn can be illustrated through its building stock which amounts to 15,000 kt (or 95 t per capita), which requires continuous flows for both its operation and construction.
Given the land use of Apeldoorn (78% covered by vegetation), this provides a considerable opportunity to develop a circular bioeconomy. For instance, a significant share of biomass demands of Apeldoorn could be covered by local production of food. In addition, a part of this biomass could be used for energetic use, reducing the demand of imports and partly GHG emissions.