Circular Metabolism Podcast

On episode number 15 of the Circular Metabolism Podcast, I exchange points of view with Oriana Romano, Coordinator of the Cities and Circular Economy Programme of the OECD.In this programme, Oriana and her colleagues explore what is a circular city and what are the challenges for implementing the circular economy in cities. Indeed, while a number of technological solutions exist already, legislative and economic barriers are perhaps the most challenging ones to overcome in order to get closer towards circular cities.For Oriana, perhaps one of the most promising additions of circular economy in traditional environmental regulations is its systemic approach. However, due to the added complexity it is extremely important to have extended dialogues with relevant stakeholders at different levels as well as encompassing the local context. In this quest towards circular cities, dialogues and exchanges between cities sharing similar struggles and similar stages of progression in order to understand how different circ