Circular economy as a part of a sustainable business model has been adopted in Japan and Germany as early as in the 1990’s and in China since 2002, as a part of official state policies.
Circular economy as a part of a sustainable business model has been adopted in Japan and Germany as early as in the 1990’s and in China since 2002, as a part of official state policies.
"If we do not abandon the prevailing “take-make-waste” pattern of global production and consumption soon, we will need the equivalent of almost three Earths to provide enough natural resources to sustain current lifestyles, and annual waste _...Read More_
"If we do not abandon the prevailing “take-make-waste” pattern of global production and consumption soon, we will need the equivalent of almost three Earths to provide enough natural resources to sustain current lifestyles, and annual waste _...Read More_
Due to the ever-increasing demands of the global economy, the resources of the planet are being used up at an alarming rate and waste and pollution are growing fast. The idea of a more sustainable “circular economy” is gaining traction, but _...Read More_
Due to the ever-increasing demands of the global economy, the resources of the planet are being used up at an alarming rate and waste and pollution are growing fast. The idea of a more sustainable “circular economy” is gaining traction, but _...Read More_
"There are many hard lessons learned from the pandemic; one is that our food system needs a serious reboot. Luckily, we need only look to nature’s cycles for clues on how to fix it."
"There are many hard lessons learned from the pandemic; one is that our food system needs a serious reboot. Luckily, we need only look to nature’s cycles for clues on how to fix it."
"There is no lack of insightful European scientists, professors, industrialists and entrepreneurs who are howling for good riddance to the _...Read More_
"There is no lack of insightful European scientists, professors, industrialists and entrepreneurs who are howling for good riddance to the _...Read More_
"In the circular economy, we would no longer own products, but would loan them. For example, a customer could pay not for lighting devices but for light, while the _...Read More_
"In the circular economy, we would no longer own products, but would loan them. For example, a customer could pay not for lighting devices but for light, while the _...Read More_
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>"Circular Economy has become a familiar buzzword over the last decade, and recently we observed a range of definitions developed to describe it. Research done in 2017 found that there are 114…"
[https://link.medium.com/OyuBqN0bMbb](https://link.medium.com/OyuBqN0bMbb)
>"Circular Economy has become a familiar buzzword over the last decade, and recently we observed a range of definitions developed to describe it. Research done in 2017 found that there are 114…"
"Arguably China has been the world’s main beneficiary of globalisation, which has enabled it to dominate ever-bigger segments of manufacturing. Turning inward could be costly."
"Arguably China has been the world’s main beneficiary of globalisation, which has enabled it to dominate ever-bigger segments of manufacturing. Turning inward could be costly."
"Our reading of this special issue of the Journal of Industrial Ecology, leads us to conclude that there are two major gaps in the Circular Economy’s relevance for achieving global sustainability. It has not developed language or methods, _...Read More_
"Our reading of this special issue of the Journal of Industrial Ecology, leads us to conclude that there are two major gaps in the Circular Economy’s relevance for achieving global sustainability. It has not developed language or methods, _...Read More_