Circular economy
The exnovation of linear economy as implied in the transition towards a reuse and sharing economy
Is the linear functioning of current production and consumption modes likely to be destabilized through active exnovation policies or other exnovation forces?

In Brussels, various functional and sharing economy initiatives have developed in the last years. Such initiatives are proposing the use of a good, rather than the selling of the good itself (ex: Cambio/car sharing).
Local authorities support those innovations as ways to promote the rational use of resources and to secure local jobs.
However, those innovations do not seem to replace well-established production and consumption modes (or not yet).
In GOSETE, we seek to address the following research questions:
Do business models and consumption practices based on property and extractivism (rather than on use and circularity) experience some kinds of destabilization? Do public authorities consider proactive measures towards this purpose?
For more information on the origin of this research worksite: please read the complete dedicated article (in French)
If you are involved in this working area and you want to contribute to GOSETE by sharing your view: please contact us!
The first results of the GOSETE project for this working area
- On the 31st of May we hold the workshop 'The transition to a circular economy in Brussels under the exnovation perspective: which policies to exit the linear model?'. This workshop gathered a serie of Brussels and Belgian actors to explore exnovation policies in three different sectors (construction industry, WEEE, shared mobility). Please find here the report (in French): GOSETE_workshop2_Compte-rendu_VF
- The research reports 'The transition to a circular economy in Brussels from an exnovation perspective':
- Actor's perception on delinearization (WP2/Transition Studies): GOSETE_D2.2
- Extent of delinearization and potential impacts of the current path, the car-sharing example (WP3/Sustainability assessment): GOSETE_D3.2
- The (legal) concept of waste, obstacle to transition? (WP4/Legal studies), the report: GOSETE_D4.3 and the powerpoint of the workshop (17/03/22): GOSETE_D4.3_PPT
Blog articles · Circular economy
Press review · Circular economy
Fiscale hervorming is ontbrekend puzzelstuk voor circulaire economie
Bond Beter Leefmilieu
09/06/2021
Op naar een Belgische recyclagemarkt? Een buitenlandse ban van Belgisch plastic afval zou een kans kunnen betekenen voor de ontwikkeling van de Belgische recyclagesector en bijgevolg de circulaire economie
Pour la FEB, la Belgique peut devenir “leader de l’économie circulaire” sans nuire à la compétitivité des entreprises
La Libre
27/05/2021
La Fédération veut passer à la vitesse supérieure avec sa Vision Économie circulaire 2030′ et plaide pour un soutien public plutôt que d'”imposer des choses aux entreprises”
Circulaire economie is groeimotor voor jobs in Vlaanderen
CE Center
04/05/2021
“De werkgelegenheid in de bedrijven die werken aan de circulaire economie groeit bijna drie keer sneller dan in de ganse Vlaamse economie”