Urban mining · construction and demolition · Amsterdam Metropolitan Area
Circular Business Cases in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area: Construction and Demolition Waste
This study explored circular business cases for construction and demolition waste in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area. The analysis treats the built environment as an urban mine: a stock of materials whose value can be retained through reuse, repair, remanufacturing and high-quality recycling.
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Context
Construction and demolition streams represent large volumes and high material value. When materials are downcycled or discarded, both economic value and embodied environmental value are lost. Regional circular strategy therefore depends on better insight into flows, quality, timing and market demand.
Approach
The work linked material-flow analysis with business-case development. It identified where value is lost and which circular interventions can retain value in the region.
New Economy’s role
New Economy contributed circular-economy interpretation, value-retention logic and business-case development with Metabolic and the regional municipalities.
Outputs
- Material-flow analysis for construction and demolition waste
- Urban mining value logic
- Circular business-case directions
- Regional opportunities for reuse and recycling
Why it matters
The study helped frame construction and demolition waste as a strategic resource base for the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area.
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Yes. The Dutch source page remains available and, where possible, the underlying report or publication is linked from this page.
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