Circular Economy - The circular economy: New or Refurbished as CE?

7 important questions on Circular Economy - The circular economy: New or Refurbished as CE?

What is the lineair economy?

'Take-make-consume and dispose' pattern of growth. Assuming that resources are abundant, and available, easy to source and cheap to dispose

What is the myth of decoupling?

Relatieve decoupling betekent dat je minder spullen gebruikt in ieder segment van economische groei. Absolute decoupling houdt in dat je een totale reductie in grondstofgebruik hanteert, ondanks dat de economie blijft groeien

What is the resource trap and in which CE flow did people find a way out of this?

The resource trap is that you couple growth to resource usage. In CE 3.0 people found a way out of this, by decoupling.
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How does CE contribute to sustainability development?

By decoupling economic growth from resources.

In R7 = recyle, the authors Reike et al (2018) name that recycling results in secondary material. What do they mean by this?

That recycling does not maintain any of the original product structure and can be re-applied elsewhere. Therefore they are called secondary material.

CE is considered to be complementing other approaches in sustainability development. It should be viewed as an evolving concept. What actors have a key role in enabling mechanisms for shorter loop value retention, setting targets and in directing economic activities towards more circularity?

Government and policymakers.

What is the hierarchy of CE value retention options for consumers and businesses?

R0: Refuse
R1: Reduce
R2: Resell, reuse
R3: Repair
R4: Refurbish
R5: Remanufacture
R6: Re-purpose
R7: Recycle materials
R8: Recover energy
R9: Re-mine

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