The Changchun Circular Economy Industrial Park

Actors involved

Changchun municipal federation's renewable-resources company

Problem addressed

Renewable-resource recycling was scattered and disorganised, with low rates of reuse

Role of the cooperatives

Invested in building circular-economy infrastructure

Service / business model

Designated as a major provincial government project, advancing standardised recycling and utilisation

Strength of cooperative principles

Medium: a public function in renewable resources

Replicability

Medium: dependent on investment and policy

International comparative note

A case of regional circular-economy infrastructure