Case Study:

Circular catering services for the Pļaviņu gymnasium

Plavinu Municipality
Objective:
Circular catering services for the Pļaviņu gymnasium

The municipality is responsible for the Pļaviņu Gymnasium, a school with 487 students and staff, and provides lunch for its students. The procurement required a three-year catering contract, and the municipality decided to use the tender to test circular economy goals and models. As the first circular public procurement, the tender included specifications that addressed food quality, seasonality, and organic sources, no use of disposable plastic containers, and waste management.