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The concept of the circular economy is based on the idea that products can be reused, and after reuse the materials can be reclaimed to enter again into the system of production.
 
If all materials could be reused in this way, further extraction of raw materials would be needed only where more goods were in use.
==Quotes==
The concept thus aligns with the quest for long term sustainability, even where raw materials are becoming scarce.


The idea is also based on the cycles of nature.
" Too often the Circular Economy is portrayed as a frugal or an advanced recycling economic model. It is not so. The Circular Economy is based on the abundance of flows generated from our alignment with ecosystemic metabolisms. Put simply, we should be imitating natural cycles as closely as we possibly can.   
" Too often the Circular Economy is portrayed as a frugal or an advanced recycling economic model. It is not so. The Circular Economy is based on the abundance of flows generated from our alignment with ecosystemic metabolisms. Put simply, we should be imitating natural cycles as closely as we possibly can.   
The Circular Economy holds the keys of positive perspectives about the future of business, the future of the environment and about our future as people. It depicts a world without waste, where unused resources will find a function in an economy that will regenerate itself while growing within our systemic boundaries"
The Circular Economy holds the keys of positive perspectives about the future of business, the future of the environment and about our future as people. It depicts a world without waste, where unused resources will find a function in an economy that will regenerate itself while growing within our systemic boundaries"<br />
 
— [[Alexandre Lemille]] [https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/optimizing-circular-value-1-alexandre-lemille/]
— [[Alexandre Lemille]] [https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/optimizing-circular-value-1-alexandre-lemille/]
===[[Why Waste-Free Production is a Myth]]===


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Other people doubt the realism of this vision.


"When you add everything up, closed loop production models are often not really better than the old
"When you add everything up, closed loop production models are often not really better than the old
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costs that all businesses incur: staff commuting to work; services such as roads, water or trash
costs that all businesses incur: staff commuting to work; services such as roads, water or trash
collection, provided to the business, but paid for by taxes; or the myriad sub-sub-contractors in a
collection, provided to the business, but paid for by taxes; or the myriad sub-sub-contractors in a
modern, hyper-connected business. In his search for a more accurate picture of the economy’s
modern, hyper-connected business."<br />
aggregate environmental impacts, Henshaw divided global GDP by global resource us. The results
were sobering. In round numbers, one dollar of GDP corresponds to a pound of C02 put in the
atmosphere."
 
— [[John Thackara]] [http://synapse9.com/signals/2012/06/09/what-sustainability-degrowth-tend-to-skip/]
— [[John Thackara]] [http://synapse9.com/signals/2012/06/09/what-sustainability-degrowth-tend-to-skip/]
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"A circular economy in which parts are measured, but not wholes, is neither waste-free
"A circular economy in which parts are measured, but not wholes, is neither waste-free
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money that accompanies economic growth necessarily expands the economy’s physical impacts on
money that accompanies economic growth necessarily expands the economy’s physical impacts on
the earth. The key question is not how to reduce the waste of materials, but how to end the endless
the earth. The key question is not how to reduce the waste of materials, but how to end the endless
and ultimately destructive making of money."
and ultimately destructive making of money."<br />
 
— John Thackara
— John Thackara


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* [https://medium.com/circulatenews/which-country-is-leading-the-circular-economy-shift-3670467db4bb Which European country is leading the circular economy shift?]: interview on the state of advancement of the field in 2019
* [https://medium.com/circulatenews/which-country-is-leading-the-circular-economy-shift-3670467db4bb Which European country is leading the circular economy shift?]: interview on the state of advancement of the field in 2019
==Related Categories==
* The [[:Category:Collaborative Economy|Collaborative Economy]]


[[Category:Economics]]
[[Category:Economics]]

Revision as of 13:13, 1 August 2019

The concept of the circular economy is based on the idea that products can be reused, and after reuse the materials can be reclaimed to enter again into the system of production. If all materials could be reused in this way, further extraction of raw materials would be needed only where more goods were in use. The concept thus aligns with the quest for long term sustainability, even where raw materials are becoming scarce.

The idea is also based on the cycles of nature. " Too often the Circular Economy is portrayed as a frugal or an advanced recycling economic model. It is not so. The Circular Economy is based on the abundance of flows generated from our alignment with ecosystemic metabolisms. Put simply, we should be imitating natural cycles as closely as we possibly can. The Circular Economy holds the keys of positive perspectives about the future of business, the future of the environment and about our future as people. It depicts a world without waste, where unused resources will find a function in an economy that will regenerate itself while growing within our systemic boundaries"
— Alexandre Lemille [1]

Other people doubt the realism of this vision.

"When you add everything up, closed loop production models are often not really better than the old kind. The problem, as the environmental scientist Jessie Henshaw explains it, is that although circular economy metrics cover resource flows in day-to-day production, they omit a wide variety of other costs that all businesses incur: staff commuting to work; services such as roads, water or trash collection, provided to the business, but paid for by taxes; or the myriad sub-sub-contractors in a modern, hyper-connected business."
— John Thackara [2]

"A circular economy in which parts are measured, but not wholes, is neither waste-free nor sustainable. In a growth-based economy, circular systems can co-exist with increasing damage to living systems. Material flows are a proxy indicator for environmental impact. For every increase in economic activity, more tonnes of virgin materials end up being extracted, processed and consumed. More economic growth means an increased environmental footprint. The multiplication of money that accompanies economic growth necessarily expands the economy’s physical impacts on the earth. The key question is not how to reduce the waste of materials, but how to end the endless and ultimately destructive making of money."
— John Thackara

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