循環採購指南(114年修訂稿_英文翻譯美編版)

I. What Is Circular Procurement (Economy)

Circular Procurement is a sustainable approach that prioritizes products and services designed to minimize waste, maximize resource efficiency, and support a closed-loop system where materials are continuously reused,repaired, refurbished, or recycled. The European Union defines Public Circular Procurement as the acquisition of works, products, or services by government authorities that foster closed-loop resource use while minimizingenvironmental impacts and waste throughout the lifecycle.

Circular procurement enables the shift from a linear economy—characterized by resource depletion, waste accumulation, and environmental degradation—toward a circular economy, where materials are continually reused and ecosystems can regenerate. This approach decouples economic growth from finite resource consumption, reconciling development with environmental sustainability.

Figure 1: Carbon Reduction Targets for 2050 under the Circular Economy Framework
Figure 1: Carbon Reduction Targets for 2050 under the Circular Economy Framework (Source: Ministry of the Environment, based on The Government of the Netherlands, “A Circular Economy
in the Netherlands by 2050 — Government-wide Program for a Circular Economy” (2016).)