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Breaking Down Local Food Barriers: A Case Study on Food Forward Contracts in Thunder Bay

 For over a decade, the City of Thunder Bay has strengthened the connection between municipal facilities and local food systems. The city is a leader in food systems planning in Ontario, having adopted the Thunder Bay Food Charter, the Community Environmental Action...
Purchasing textiles made from recycled fibres
Purchasing textiles made from recycled fibres

The Ministry of Defence purchases volumes of textiles to equip personnel with uniforms and other items and decided to explore the potential for increasing the circularity of its textiles sourcing by requiring producers to supply items made, in part, from recycled...

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Provision of school food in Bath
Provision of school food in Bath

This tender aims to support local supply chains to provide healthy and sustainable products - fresh meat, fruits, and vegetables - to primary and nursery schools in the Bath & North East Somerset area of England. Extensive market engagement informed the direction...

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A low carbon, circular approach to concrete procurement
A low carbon, circular approach to concrete procurement

Zurich has long strived to use as much recycled concrete as possible in its public building projects as aggregate. The inclusion of recycled aggregates helps close material loops related to concrete, which makes it more circular. While the use of recycled concrete is...

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