Circular MuSe stands for Circular Municipal Services
The project “Circular MuSe - Promoting circular economy approaches that increase the resource efficiency of municipal services” supports municipal utility & service companies and local authorities in smaller cities and rural areas of the South Baltic to adopt circular economy approaches in their services for citizens.
The project is financed by the European Union (European Regional Development Fund) and implemented within the Interreg South Baltic Programme.
The key objective is to build capacity for municipal services by compiling practical solutions, implementing training and mentoring, and testing technical and organisational pilots that demonstrate reuse and resource-efficient practices.
The main activities involve knowledge sharing as a central part of the project. Both replicable case studies and educational activities are being jointly elaborated and developed to support uptake and adoption of circular solutions in municipal services. In addition, pilot projects are conducted to further explore recycling opportunities and demonstrate resource-efficient practices in real-life contexts. An open catalogue of case studies is compiled in an online form of the Circular Municipal Services Hub and supports the modular training and mentoring with examples of applicable solutions.
The project focuses particularly on smaller cities and rural areas, where municipal utilities and local authorities are supported by a network of circular economy experts in adopting circular approaches within or between their service supply chains. By promoting the reuse of materials, Circular Muse contributes to more sustainable and resilient municipal systems in the South Baltic region.
Key information about the project:
- Duration: 1 July 2024 – 31 December 2027
- Total budget: 1 419 656,00 EUR, incl.
- ERDF co-financing: 1 135 724, 80 EUR
- Own contribution: 283 931,20 EUR
- Financing: Interreg South Baltic Programme
Partner institutions driving the project activities:
- Gdansk University of Technology / Poland
- Ekofabryka Wejherowo Sp. z o.o. / Poland
- Kalmar Municipality / Sweden
- Via University College / Denmark
- Association of Polish Communes Euroregion Baltic / Poland
- Klaipeda University / Lithuania
Further, Associated Partners involved in the project:
- Neringa Municipality Administration / Lithuania
- Voivodeship Environmental Protection Inspectorate Gdansk / Poland
- Gdansk Water Company / Poland
- Region Kalmar County / Sweden
- Kalmarsound Commission / Sweden
- Municipality Elbląg - Elbląg Technology Park / Poland
- Stawiguda Commune / Poland
- Union of the Baltic Cities
