Growing demand for services

Within a circular economy there is a demand for new services, where there are opportunities for employees and entrepreneurs. These new jobs and services are according to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (2015a):

  • Reversed logistics companies that collect, transport, repair and redistribute products after use in order to be reintroduced into the market;
  • Marketers and sales platforms that facilitate longer product life and higher utilization rates;
  • Experts in remanufacturing and product repair who facilitate reuse and repair;

A service provider that fits within the circular economy and can serve as an example is the company Milgro. In addition to waste processing, Milgro assists companies in extracting value from residual flows. In addition, it helps startups to market innovative products with new raw materials. For example, Milgro has developed a raw material management system that provides insight into the supply of wasted vegetables to affiliated companies. This system makes it possible to offer these vegetables again to processors such as the Verspillingsfabriek (Wastelab, 2019).