The project ‘Circular City Labs (CCL) – Testing reusable packaging systems in cities’ aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through waste prevention by promoting reusable packaging systems and strengthening women’s participation in local circular economies. For this challenge, the cities Tirana in Albania, Tbilisi in Georgia, and Medellín in Colombia as well as South Africa have been selected.

The project is carried out by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). It is funded through the BMZ Initiative for Climate and Environmental Protection (IKU). ICLEI is the project’s main partner in regard to collaborating with municipalities.