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Published Apr 2025

Green Collect: Circular economy

Help shape a new learning community for social enterprises working in the circular economy — a space to connect, learn and lead a fair and inclusive transition. It will explore shared challenges, grow our collective understanding, and strengthen the sector’s voice in shaping circular solutions.

About the learning community

Many of us have championed the circular economy for a long time, and now it’s becoming more prominent in Australia and internationally. This is an important time for social enterprises to collaborate, learn and not only be a part of the change, but help to make it a fair and equitable transition. 

The agenda for the learning community will be formed by all members, with some initial ideas including:

  • Sharing challenges, needs and opportunities for social enterprises in the circular economy sector.
  • Growing our understanding of the Australian and global transition towards a circular economy, and what this means for us.
  • Exploring how we can collaborate, advocate, and engage with government, business, and industry more widely so that social enterprises have a strong voice and a higher profile in the broader circular economy conversation.
  • Identifying the circular economy ‘heroes’ we’d like to hear from, and who we should invite to meet and share with us (e.g. from industry, research, or other sectors).
  • Learning from each other about how circular our own operations are, and how we can support the broader social enterprise sector to embed circular principles into their work.

About the convenor

Green Collect is a leading circular economy practitioner in Victoria, which creates excellent environmental outcomes by enabling reuse and recycling of office and home goods to minimise landfill. As a work integrated social enterprise, Green Collect create employment and training pathways for people who have experienced disadvantage and barriers to employment.

How will this learning community work?

This learning community will take place monthly from April 2025 to May 2026.

How to get involved

Whether you’re an established enterprise, just getting started, or somewhere in between, you are invited to join this learning community. To find out more and to RSVP please see here or contact Kathryn Boin, project coordinator at Green Collect: kathryn.boin@greencollect.org

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