Title page

Contents

Acknowledgements 5

Executive summary 7

1. Snapshot of Zuid-Holland 9

2. Zuid-Holland's circular journey 11

3. Challenges and opportunities for Zuid-Holland's circular transition 14

4. Accelerating the circular economy transition in Zuid-Holland 23

References 32

Annex A. List of consulted stakeholders consulted during the policy dialogue 36

Table 2.1. Action themes of the "Circular Zuid-Holland: Accelerating Together" strategy 12

Table 3.1. Applying the OECD Scoreboard and Checklist for Action in Zuid-Holland: Promoters 18

Table 3.2. The OECD Scoreboard and Checklist for Action in Zuid-Holland: Facilitators 19

Table 3.3. Applying the OECD Scoreboard and Checklist for Action in Zuid-Holland: Enablers 20

Figure 1.1. Municipal waste generation per capita in Zuid-Holland and the Netherlands, 2010-2022 10

Figure 1.2. Municipal waste treatment in Zuid-Holland, 2022 10

Figure 2.1. Circular economy policy timeline in Zuid-Holland, Netherlands 11

Figure 3.1. The OECD Scoreboard on the Governance of the Circular Economy in Zuid-Holland 15

Figure 3.2. The 12 governance dimensions of the OECD Checklist for Action 16

Figure 4.1. The OECD 3Ps framework: People and firms, Policies and Places 24

Boxes

Box 2.1. Moving towards circular public procurement in Zuid-Holland, Netherlands 13

Box 3.1. The OECD Checklist for Action for the Circular Economy in Cities and Regions 16

Box 4.1. The OECD 3Ps framework: People and firms, Policies and Places 24

Annex Tables

Table A.A.1. List of consulted stakeholders consulted during the policy dialogue 36