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As 𝗰𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 accelerate, the social side often lags behind. 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲, 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 is as important as material flows if cities are to become truly circular. A position paper co-authored by 𝗧𝗨 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗳𝘁 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 Tamara Egger sets out what 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 can look like in practice. The authors show that cities benefit from visible, low-threshold spaces where people can learn, test and share circular skills. Examples range from repair cafes and community workshops in European cities to the informal recycling market Minalesh Tera in Addis Ababa and waste pickers in Buenos Aires. Together these cases highlight the same principle: 𝗰𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱, 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲, whether they emerge from community creativity or daily survival strategies. This contribution reflects an approach that is interdisciplinary, internationally engaged and oriented to real-world impact. By linking grassroots practices to public institutions, the paper advances both research and practice, offering policymakers, educators and communities practical ways to embed circular action into everyday life. 🔗 Find the full position paper (in German) via the link in the comments. #CircularEconomy #CoCreation #TripleI Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, TU Delft | Hans Sauer Stiftung |𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗼 𝗘𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 | Nadja Hempel | Benjamin Kashlan | Laura-Darleen Klein | Elina Volz