Amsterdam has set itself the goal of being fully circular by 2050 and halving its use of virgin materials by 2030. Behind those lofty aims are a host of projects accelerating a transition to a more environmentally sound city, something perhaps more places can learn from. To find out more, New Scientist paid a visit to the city and, in partnership with researchers from the AMS Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions, explored the work going on there – and what it can teach us about circularity. - In this film, we incorrectly named a contributor as Anoesjka Nienhuis. The spokesperson is Sacha Stolp, Director of Innovation for Future Proof Assets for the City of Amsterdam. – Learn more ➤ https://www.newscientist.com/2481799 Subscribe ➤ https://bit.ly/NSYTSUBS Get more from New Scientist: Official website: https://bit.ly/NSYTHP Facebook: https://bit.ly/NSYTFB Twitter: https://bit.ly/NSYTTW Instagram: https://bit.ly/NSYTINSTA LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/NSYTLIN About New Scientist: New Scientist was founded in 1956 for “all those interested in scientific discovery and its social consequences”. Today our website, videos, newsletters, app, podcast and print magazine cover the world’s most important, exciting and entertaining science news as well as asking the big-picture questions about life, the universe, and what it means to be human. New Scientist https://www.newscientist.com/
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