BlueCity
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51°55′11″N 4°30′06″E / 51.919799°N 4.501538°E BlueCity is a platform for the circular economy located in former Center Parcs site Tropicana, Rotterdam.[1] It is home to a collective of small businesses operating within a zero waste circular economy, influenced by the Blue Economy.[2] BlueCity was founded in 2015, when the old Tropicana swimming pool was bought at public auction for €1.7 m in 2015.[3] BlueCity is home to more than 40 entrepreneurs who rent a workspace or work in the BlueCity Lab. It is also possible for individuals to rent a workplace in the building.[4]
References
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- ^ "About BlueCity: an incubator for circular entrepreneurs in Rotterdam". BlueCity (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ "Could London take inspiration from Rotterdam's 'zero-waste' BlueCity?". Evening Standard. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ Dicker, Holly (14 August 2019). "What do you do with a derelict Center Parcs? Map out a waste-free world | Holly Dicker". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "BlueCity: circulaire voorbeeldstad in vervallen zwembad in Rotterdam". BlueCity (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-03-28.