circular economy Articles
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Putting a circular economy into practice in China
Promoting a circular economy has been identified as China’s basic national policy, according to the recently enacted 11th five-year plan for China’s economic and social development. Because of the importance of the development strategy used for this purpose, an implementation framework is proposed in this paper. First, a program is suggested for practically implementing a circular economy in ...
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Circular by design - Products in the circular economy
This report explores the circular economy from a product perspective, applying a systemic approach and transition theory. Drivers of product design and usage are discussed in the context of emerging consumption trends and business models. For governance to be effective, it has to address the product life-cycle and the societal context determining it. Indicators and assessment tools are proposed ...
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Project Circular4.0 - Case Study
The main objective of the CIRCULAR4.0 project is to strengthen digitalisation processes by SMEs to foster innovation processes and accelerate the transition towards Circular Economy (CE) in Alpine Space. The consortium consists of 15 partners from 5 Alpine countries. Further information can be found here ...
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Circular economy and regional economic development in the Zhejiang province, southern China
According to data on recycling waste in the Zhejiang province, P. R. China, rapid and active growth of regional featuring economy in the Zhejiang province that is lack of resource is due to four new cardinal points, namely recycling waste, industrial agglomeration, central wholesale market and privatising system. Especially, that Zhejiang leads in regional featuring economy in China is mainly ...
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An introductory note on the environmental economics of the circular economy
This paper provides an introduction to some of the fundamental principles and approaches in environmental economics which are of significance to achieving an integrated sustainability science. The concept of a circular economy, introduced by the late David Pearce in 1990, addresses the interlinkages of the four economic functions of the environment. The environment not only provides amenity ...
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Circular economy to be scrapped?
Riverside Waste Machinery’s managing director Jonathan Oldfield, a passionate advocate of UK resource efficiency, talks about the current uncertainty surrounding the circular economy. There are a few things the waste and recycling industry knows for certain in 2015. New rules stipulating the separate collection of paper, plastics, metals and glass for recycling – where technically, ...
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The case for increasing circular economy systems grows as resources dwindle
New research from Yale University encourages discussions on how to implement circular economy systems on a larger scale Researchers at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, believe that circular economy systems are essential to our long-term survival on a planet with limited resources. While some large companies, including Google, Dell, Philips, and Unilever, and a few countries, including ...
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CTST Strives for a Circular Economy
A circular economy is an economic system that strives to maximize recycling of products and resources. By doing this the current resources or products can be used in the future. This means less pressure on the environment and more focus on sustainability. The image shows how this principle works. We, at CTSTwente, consider this as the new economic system. A system which profitability and even ...
By CTSTwente
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What’s Circular Economy?
Description The circular economy takes the production procedures into account and summarises how to reuse, restore and recycle goods, subsequently increasing sustainable production and utilisation. As well as decreasing the amount of waste produced, saving energy and helping avoid irremediable damages caused to the environment and biodiversity, with regards to water, air and soil pollution, ...
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The process of developing products for a circular economy
Companies can reap more value from the energy and resources they use with cross-functional collaboration and customer-focused design thinking. Companies have steadily refined their ability to invent products and produce them efficiently over the past century, by delivering a wide range of goods to their consumers and improving financial return to shareholders. In other respects, however, this ...
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Phyco-Flow , Finland - Case Study
Delivered 6 months ago, a Phyco-Flow for the CircLab – an R&D environmental project in Finland. Demonstrating nutrient recycling and future technologies, CircLab is a new R&D environment for circular economy and nutrient recycling solutions, which will be situated in the technology centre Micropolis in Li, ...
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Recognising the role of manufacturers in the circular economy
The concept of the circular economy is gathering momentum in the UK, as the country endeavours to improve its approach to sustainability and resource efficiency. Organisations that strive to achieve these admirable aims can now receive the recognition they deserve thanks to a brand new category within the Annual Awards for Excellence in Recycling and Waste Management. Iona Smith, Events Director ...
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Law on Green Growth & Energy Transition Introduces the Circular Economy and Planned Obsolence
On 18 July 2015, Law 2015-992 on green growth and energy transition was published in France. The energy transition Law is a groundbreaking piece of legislation that introduces the concepts of circular economy and planned obsolescence for the first time at the European level. The Law on green growth and energy transition gives a fresh impulse to the French legal framework by codifying the recent ...
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EEA Report: Paving the way for a circular economy – insights on status and potentials
This new report by the EEA takes stock of the initiatives for creating a circular economy that reduce the use of natural resources and minimise harmful emissions and waste. According to the report, European companies are increasingly adopting circular business models, focused mainly on operational efficiency and reducing waste. Another promising development is to shift from product-based to ...
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UAE Circular Economy Policy
The increase in world’s population and the global demand for resources is increasing pressure on the environment. The traditional understanding of economic activity is based on the approach of “take-make-dispose”, a linear model, which ignores high economic, environmental and social costs. The circular economic model on the other hand, focuses on the five stages of the lifecycle ...
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10 things you need to know about the circular economy
10 things you need to know about the circular economy A working circular economy could be a practical solution to the planet’s emerging resource problems. Here’s 10 facts you should know. 1. Why do we need one? The circular economy is touted as a practical solution to the planet’s emerging resource crunch. Reserves of key resources such as rare earth metals and minerals are ...
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Catalyzing Circular Economy: Impact of Plastic Pyrolysis Machine
In the kaleidoscopic panorama of environmental sustainability, the advent of plastic pyrolysis machines emerges as a transformative force, reshaping the contours of the circular economy. This discourse unravels the intricate web where technological innovation converges with the imperative of waste valorization, spotlighting the consequential influence of these machines. Unveiling the ...
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Circular economy in Europe — Developing the knowledge base
Europe is bound to the rest of the world through multiple systems that enable two-way flows of materials, financial resources, ideas and innovation. As a result, Europe's economic, ecological and societal resilience is and will continue to be significantly affected by a variety of global and interdependent social, economic, political, environmental and technological trends. Global material ...
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Orwak baler provides great circular economy solution
Orwak baler provides a great circular economy solution for a carpet underlay manufacturer in Australia. Delivers new rolls and collects recyclables A manufacturer of carpet underlay in Australia uses recycled carpet underlay to produce the new product. To be efficient, the manufacturer wants to collect used material at the same time as they deliver the new rolls. Successful compaction of ...
By Orwak AB
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The Circular Economy: how to close the circle
The circular economy seeks to maximise available material and energy resources, so that they remain in the production cycle for as long as possible. The circular economy promotes reusing, repairing and recycling, thus increasing sustainable manufacturing and consumption. Moving from a linear economy –extraction-manufacture-use-dispose– to a circular economy reduces pressure on the ...
By TECAM
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