The Circular Economy is the new EU policy which aims at a more sustainable production\u00a0model. Through the Circular economy, waste is converted into raw material and either reused to create new products or processed for the purpose of producing energy, for\u00a0example what is known in many people as bio-gas. So far, the global economy is\u00a0working on the linear take-consuming-reject \u00a0model, a philosophy in which each product\u00a0arrives sometime at the end of its useful life. This process creates a problem of
\nsustainability, as the one-off use of resources, combined with the ever-increasing needs of\u00a0the world s population, leads to depletion of the planets natural resources.<\/p>\n
This method has now come to an end!<\/p>\n
The transition to the Circular economy is the challenge of our time and one of the greatest\u00a0challenges in the world, in order to build a truly viable growth model. Waste is now of\u00a0value and benefit to the citizen as well as to the society, the environment and the\u00a0economy of a place. In this context, it is particularly important to realize the opportunities\u00a0and prospects that arise for our place, within this new productive model .It can be easily\u00a0realized that a Prefecture such as Serres, which basically relies on agri-food activity,\u00a0could exploit much of the waste from agricultural and livestock activities in a cyclical\u00a0economy model. With the implementation of the cyclical economy, in the Prefecture of\u00a0Serres we can transform our agricultural and livestock waste into a comparative\u00a0advantage.
\nResponding to the challenges of the times, we have the opportunity to capitalize on this\u00a0advantage in combination with European financial instruments, with the aim of economic\u00a0growth, promoting new forms of healthy business and creating new jobs, integrated into a\u00a0sustainable environmentally friendly model of our country and not only. So far , in our\u00a0Municipality , we are implementing actions to promote the culture of the circular economy.
\nWe participate as Lead Beneficiary in the cross-border Green Crew project, which\u00a0highlights the role of the social economy in management of \u00a0green waste \u00a0and in the\u00a0circular economy.
\nIn the framework of the implementation of the Green Crew project, a Training Week will\u00a0be organized by the Municipality of Serres, which will be held in the first half of 2019 in\u00a0order to inform citizens about the business potential that arise from the use of Green\u00a0waste . Additionally, the Municipal Council approved the establishment of a cooperation\u00a0agreement between the municipality, AUTH, TEI of Central Macedonia and ECOCITY,\u00a0aiming at the exchange of know-how and experience, training and implementation of\u00a0actions to promote the cyclical economy to the citizens, as well as the integration policies\u00a0and strategies in the production process of enterprises.<\/p>\n
Recently, ELSTAT figures show the prefecture of Serres as the poorest in Greece, with GDP\u00a0per capita at 9,863 euros, the lowest in the Region and the whole of Greece.\u00a0These elements, at any rate, must be a matter of concern to us and mobilize us all,\u00a0especially the institutions of the wider region, about the development of a single and\u00a0integrated action plan. Circular Economy can be one of the areas of action among others\u00a0and, perhaps, a good start. We have to leave back the anchorages of the past and the\u00a0meticulous tactics .The time has come to overcome our weaknesses, to cooperate\u00a0intelligently, quickly and methodically under a common vision and to go forward,\u00a0capitalizing on the potential of our place and our age .<\/p>\n
Written by Mr.Kostas Karpouchtsis , Economist, Business Consultant and Municipal
\nCouncilor of the Programming & Development Department of Municipality of\u00a0Serres<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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