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In January 2017, the Dutch government and in the end more than
400 organisations signed a letter of intent concerning a National
Agreement on the Circular Economy 21 to develop transition
agendas for five priority sectors. Among the signatories were
employer organisations, trade unions, nature and environmental
organisations and local governments, together showing broad, societal
support for the transition to a circular economy. The parties
agreed that the five main focal points of the government-wide
circular economy programme would be elaborated as transition
agendas concerning:
• Biomass and food;
• Plastics;
• The manufacturing industry;
• A circular construction economy; and
• Consumer goods.
These agendas were further elaborated one year later. Per
transition, stakeholders formulated the main lines of action, as
shown on the following pages.
21 Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment, National Agreement on the
Circular Economy, Letter of Intent to Develop Transition Agendas for the
Circular Economy Together, The Hague, 2017, http://hollandcircularhotspot.
nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/LetterofintenttodeveloptransitionagendasfortheCircularEconomytogether-3.pdf.