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Richmond explores circular-economy innovation center; city releases 'Cool Kit' to fight urban heat
Summary
City sustainability staff proposed a Charlotte-style 'innovation barn' model to create a circular-economy hub in Richmond and released an urban heat 'Cool Kit' with 25 strategies to reduce extreme-heat impacts.
Tara Wharton, sustainability manager in Richmond’s Office of Sustainability, proposed that the city pursue a circular-economy innovation center modeled on Charlotte’s Innovation Barn and described local assets that could support the idea, including university partnerships, manufacturing heritage and emerging private-sector interest.
Wharton described the circular economy as "an economic system that aims to minimize waste and pollution by keeping products, materials, and resources in use for as long as possible" and outlined revenue and programming examples from Charlotte: onsite business incubation (plastics processing, glass crushing, urban lumber), public tours, and revenue-generating…
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