The most pressing circular economy challenges for Paris are:
- Control of the food chain ;
- Recovery of sources of organic matter (amendment and energy) ;
- The fight against food wastage ;
- Visibility of the goods supply chain (origin and logistical organisation) ;
- Impacts of the construction industry ;
- Support for innovation and new economies ;
- Solutions facilitating access to and sharing of premises and property;
- Priority to short production and distribution chains.
The Circular Economy is part of a “territorial innovation” approach, defined as “a new solution (or a solution transferred to a new environment) for a problem and/or need that has been collectively identified in a territory, in order to improve well-being and promote sustainable local development”.
Among the key innovations that need to be developed to strengthen the circular economy in the territory of Paris are:
- Development of new technologies (energy recovery and storage, green chemistry, bio-based materials, new recycling processes, integration of digital technology to optimise logistics chains, etc.);
- New modes of organisation between the actors of one or several sectors (pooling of goods and spaces, intermediation platforms, exchanges of flows, etc.);
- Social innovations (participative democracy, recycling centres, etc.);
- Service innovations based on new economic models (short supply chains, functional economy, collaborative economy, etc.).
A second road map was adopted in 2018 on the basis of the 1st assessment, it adds 15 new objectives to be achieved. This new Road Map was adopted to:
- Include Green IT in the Circular Economy approach
- Increase the recycling and reusing of office furniture etc
- Include new structures: Museums, Theatres, Public Events, Universities and Schools
- Implement lifelong learning for public servants and employees
- Develop storage places for firms etc.