Digital donation marketplace connecting producers/distributors of electrical and electronic equipment with NGOs and training centres, enabling donation of surplus stock and customer returns to prevent waste and support social projects.
Circularity Relevance
Core
Platform is explicitly designed to prevent waste by enabling donation of surplus/new electrical and electronic equipment to NGOs and training centres. This is a direct circular activity (reuse). Source: Circular Place, n.d.
Circular Role
DirectEnabler
Circular Place directly hosts listings and facilitates transfers of physical goods between producers/distributors and NGOs (it operates as the marketplace itself). Source: Circular Place, n.d.
Circular Type
Marketplace
• Products
• B2B
The site is a digital marketplace that lists physical electrical/electronic products from producers/distributors for NGOs/education organisations to claim. Matches are primarily business-to-organisation (B2B). Source: Circular Place, n.d.
R Strategy
R3 - Reuse
Primary strategy is Reuse: the platform matches surplus/new electrical/electronic products with NGOs/education for direct second‑life use. Source: Circular Place, n.d.
Circular Business Model
Take-back / Buy-back, Circular Logistics
Primary function is to enable producer take‑back/donation of surplus stock to NGOs (take-back). The platform also coordinates transfers/collection logistics between donors and recipients (circular logistics). Source: Circular Place, n.d.Source: Ecotic, 2023
Organisational Type
NonProfit
Platform is presented as part of Extended Producer Responsibility initiatives and is linked to AMBILAMP/sector associations (non-profit collective schemes). No explicit commercial corporate filing found on the platform. Source: Circular Place, n.d.Source: Ambilamp, n.d.
Sector
Electronics & IT Hardware
Website explicitly describes the platform as a marketplace for electrical and electronic appliances and surplus stock (lighting, IT, air conditioners etc.). Source: Circular Place, n.d.
Geographical Reach
National
• Spain
Platform references the Spanish Waste Law and Spanish/EU initiatives and is presented by Spanish EPR stakeholders; primary operation appears to be Spain. Source: Circular Place, n.d.Source: MITECO, n.d.
Hardware Component
None
Platform manages and lists physical products but does not provide or require specialised hardware to deliver its service (software marketplace only). Source: Circular Place, n.d.
Tech Map Relevance
Circular Place is a donation marketplace for electrical and electronic equipment that prevents waste by matching producers/distributors with NGOs and training centres; clearly relevant to the Circular Tech Map. Source: Circular Place, n.d.Source: Ecotic, 2023
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