Project overview
Public Transport Infrastructure in Central Europe – facilitate transitioning to circular economy
Public transport helps to lower emissions but it is still resource- and waste-intensive in itself. The CE4CE project reduces the ecological footprint of public transport through a higher circularity. The partners identify circularity gaps and develop innovative circular economy models for planners and operators. They provide guidance on how to incorporate circular economy principles into procurement processes for services and infrastructure and design more circular products and business models.
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2,74m €
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Project Budget
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80%
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of the Budget is funded by ERDF
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6
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Countries
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8
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Regions
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11
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Partners
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6
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Pilots
Duration
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Project progress
About the project
Project partnership
Project partners
![Deutschland (DE)](https://flagsapi.com/DE/shiny/32.png)
Lead partner
Leipzig Public Transport Company
Infrastructure
Project partner
Higher Economics School
Faculty of Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering and Architecture
Roadmap
Context
![Tram in the city of Leipzig](https://www.interreg-central.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Overview-image-LVB-introduction-scaled.jpg)
CE4CE addresses challenges related to the need to support circular design and create circular economy related strategies and action plans to reduce environmental degradation and the impact of climate change in the public transport sector. Regarding the basic circular principles “reduce, reuse, use longer, recycle” many countries are still lagging behind European average.
Identified problems
![Site visit at Szeged Transport Company' depot](https://www.interreg-central.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/20231108_135520-scaled.jpg)
Stakeholders from the public transport sector in Central Europe face the problem of understanding the benefits to applying circular economy principles, identifying circularity gaps in transport infrastructure, energy and rolling stock.
Our challenge
![Circularity Compass workshop, photo: BKK](https://www.interreg-central.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ce4ce12-scaled.jpg)
CE4CE embeds circular economy principles in public transport to reduce waste and identify circularity gaps. The goal is to break the unsustainable linear patterns of production and consumption (take-make-use-dispose) by integrating circular principles (reduce, reuse, use longer, recycle) to improve the sustainability of public transport.
Solutions
![LVB Pilot](https://www.interreg-central.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/LVB-pilot.jpg)
CE4CE aims for a comprehensive circular system thinking approach for the public transport sector, and thus, the project will do a lot of pioneering work and produce numerous first-of-its-kind innovations, such as the Circularity Compass, the Knowledge platform, jointly developed circular strategies and action plans and testing pilots for a circular public transport.
News
![Launch of CE4CE Knowledge Platform for Circular Economy in Public Transport](https://www.interreg-central.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Knowledge-platform-small-300x300.png)
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NEWS
27.05.2024
Launch of CE4CE Knowledge Platform for Circular Economy in Public Transport
The CE4CE project has unveiled a groundbreaking knowledge platform designed to foster the adoption of circular economy principles in public transportation systems. The platform, a key output of the project, is designed to identify circularity gaps and life-cycle actors, enable knowledge transfer, and showcase selected lifecycle value chains.
![Circularity Compass – an innovative tool for public transport stakeholders](https://www.interreg-central.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Circularity-Compass_v2.jpg)
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NEWS
23.05.2024
Circularity Compass – an innovative tool for public transport stakeholders
Facing the climate crisis and thus with an urgent need for all business sectors to turn to circular economy mode, public transport will not stay behind. Developed within the project, Circularity Compass, or The Public Transport Circular Economy Self-Assessment Tool, is a simplified and user-friendly survey for public transport stakeholders.
![A circular economy business model for public transport planners and operators](https://www.interreg-central.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/PKA-pilot.jpg)
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NEWS
16.05.2024
A circular economy business model for public transport planners and operators
An assessment method to simulate circular scenarios for electrification upscaling along an identified e-corridor in the city of Gdynia (the north of Poland) was developed jointly in Interreg CE4CE project by its project partners.
![Public transport heading to circular business model](https://www.interreg-central.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Overview-circularity-compass.jpg)
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NEWS
29.02.2024
Public transport heading to circular business model
Public transport helps to lower emissions but it is still resource- and waste-intensive in itself. The CE4CE project aims to reduce the ecological footprint of public transport through a higher circularity. The partners identify circularity gaps and develop innovative circular economy models for planners and operators. But how?
![Innovations and Sustainability: Leipzig Public Transport Company’s Vision for Modern Public Transport](https://www.interreg-central.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/GAN_4524-scaled.jpg)
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NEWS
18.01.2024
Innovations and Sustainability: Leipzig Public Transport Company’s Vision for Modern Public Transport
Leipzig Public Transport Company stands out as a pro-active force dedicated to innovative and impactful advancements in public transport. Their commitment to progress is evident across various domains, ranging from digitalization and eTicketing Strategy to infrastructure development. LVB also places a strong emphasis on circularity within their company.
![The Interreg CE4CE Advisory Board started the cooperative work](https://www.interreg-central.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/overview-image.png)
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NEWS
21.12.2023
The Interreg CE4CE Advisory Board started the cooperative work
The CE4CE Advisory Board is committed to providing input and feedback to the results of our project. The members also provide access to their networks and communication channels and are willing to take up the results and outputs produced by CE4CE.
![A peek into our project partner Szeged Transport Company’s work](https://www.interreg-central.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/20231108_135520-scaled.jpg)
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NEWS
24.11.2023
A peek into our project partner Szeged Transport Company’s work
Szeged Transport Company’s main role in the Interreg CE4CE project is carrying out two pilot actions: replacement of trolleybus switches and developing a universal model for the replacement of the malfunctioning door opening and closing control mechanism of Tatra tram vehicles. Activities were introduced through a site visit in Szeged.
![Highlights from the Trolley90 & its sustainable future conference](https://www.interreg-central.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Overview_trolleyconference.jpg)
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NEWS
09.11.2023
Highlights from the Trolley90 & its sustainable future conference
The trolleybus system of Budapest celebrates its 90th anniversary this year, therefore experts from Hungary and Europe gathered in Budapest on 9th November 2023 to celebrate the trolleybus service and discuss the possibilities of its sustainable future from different perspectives. Here you can read about the main outcomes.
Events
![Trolley90 & its sustainable future](https://www.interreg-central.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Trolleybus-conference_cover-1.jpg)
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EVENT
Hungary
09.11.2023
Trolley90 & its sustainable future
The trolleybus system of Budapest will celebrate its 90th anniversary this year, therefore experts from Hungary and Europe will gather in Budapest in the beginning of November to celebrate the trolleybus service and discuss the possibilities of its sustainable future from different perspectives. Join us!
Pilot actions
Outputs
![Circularity compass, credits: CE4CE project](https://www.interreg-central.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/circularity-compass.png)
Circularity Compass
![The CE4CE competence map, credits: CE4CE project](https://www.interreg-central.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Knowledge-platform-2.png)
Knowledge Platform
Project documents
Newsletter
Project images
CE4CE
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