<aside> ♾️ Are you ready to ‘loop’ into the new year? We at Circular Munich are excited for you to join the GO CIRCULAR Challenge! START SIMPLE; ACT NOW!

Challenge Format

Challenges & Locations

Many challenge ideas are relevant regardless of where you live or your family status; however, some are more specific. We indicate these with the icons below:

We hope you enjoy the challenge, and remember to keep an open mind!

Your Go Circular Challenge Team,

Beth, Paula & Margarita

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<aside> 💡 The Challenge is also available entirely in German:

Go Circular Challenge 2023 🇩🇪 🇦🇹

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The ’Go Circular Challenge’ is an international initiative led by Circular Munich. Almost 300 participants from 31 countries on 5 continents are taking part in the first edition. We welcome support from individuals and organizations to expand the challenge’s reach for 2024. Support can be provided as services or donations of any size.

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Challenge Schedule

To see the weekly challenges, click 📌 in each week. Return to this main page by clicking Go Circular Challenge in the upper left corner.

WEEK 1

Mind-your-Mindset

January 16 - January 22, 2023

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Week 1- Challenges: Mindset

<aside> ✅ Submit your results by Sunday, January 22

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WEEK 2

Eliminate Waste

January 23 - January 29, 2023

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Week 2 -Challenges: Eliminate Waste

<aside> ✅ Submit your results by Sunday, January 29th

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WEEK 3

Keep it in Use

January 30 - February 5, 2023

<aside> ⚒️ Challenges to repair, upcycle, regift, and donate.

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Week 3- Challenges: Keep it in use

<aside> ✅ Submit your results by Sunday, February 5th

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WEEK 4

Regenerate & Go Beyond

February 6 - February 12, 2023

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Week 4-Challenges: Regenerate & Go Beyond

<aside> ✅ Submit your results by Sunday, February 12th

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Results & Impact

Meet us at a Circular Family Brunch and a Celebration Event

<aside> Ⓜ️ ‘Grand Finale’ circular family brunch on Sunday the 12th at 11 am in the Community Kitchen

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<aside> ♾️ 🎊 🍾  Celebration Event in the Vorhoelzer Forum at TUM. February 28th, 2023 at 7 pm

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Song “Circularity is Future” by George Hohbach and a Pop playlist

https://youtu.be/btXUrHB-LQc

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Announcements

<aside> Ⓜ️ Why are we running this challenge?

The transition from the end-of-life concept to a circular economy means a mindset shift and requires a massive transformation in our ways of producing and also consuming.

In the modern lifestyle, we are used to throwing away thousands of products that last days or minutes in our hands and hundreds of years on the planet. We are responsible for breaking this chain by changing our habits and applying the 9 Rs:

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Source: graphic adapted from the image published in SHORT CIRCUIT: The Lifecycle of our Electronic Gadgets and the True Cost to Earth (2013). Waste Hierarchy Extended – The 8 Rs The Gaia Foundation

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<aside> ℹ️ The weekly challenge will be updated here Fridays. Stay tuned, and please submit your results via the google form so we can measure our impact. The challenge outcome will be announced at the Celebration Event on February 28th. The challenge's success will be measured partly by the quality of the data you are invited to submit. This data remains confidential, as well as personal details.

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<aside> Ⓜ️ You are invited to join us at the Munich Community Kitchen for a Circular Brunch on Sunday, February 12th, the last day of the challenge, to meet Circular Munich and gather together for brunch to celebrate four weeks of living circularly. We ask that you RSVP in the results form for week 3 if you plan to attend.

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<aside> 💡 If you have any ideas about what we should add or what could be a nice new tip/challenge, let us know!! 📭 Contact: Beth, Margarita, or Paula or [email protected].

We are happy to hear about your ideas and needs and appreciate your feedback! Reach out using this form 👇

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