{"id":99,"date":"2020-09-22T15:16:13","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T14:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esharelife.org\/thinktank\/?page_id=99"},"modified":"2020-10-15T11:15:05","modified_gmt":"2020-10-15T10:15:05","slug":"towards-a-circular-economy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.esharelife.org\/thinktank\/towards-a-circular-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Towards a circular economy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esharelife.org\/thinktank\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/10\/Circular-economy-BOOK-MOCKUP-240x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.esharelife.org\/thinktank\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/10\/Circular-economy-BOOK-MOCKUP-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/www.esharelife.org\/thinktank\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/10\/Circular-economy-BOOK-MOCKUP-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/www.esharelife.org\/thinktank\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/10\/Circular-economy-BOOK-MOCKUP.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The concept of the circular economy is not new. Nowadays, there are more than 100 different definitions of the circular economy, being heavily used in the scientific literature and by a wide range of cross-field professionals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reason that there are so many different definitions in use of circular economy lies behind its concept, which is applied by a diverse group of researchers and professionals according to their field of interest.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are two types of definitions. The first one is focused on the use of raw materials, while the second one highlights&nbsp; the need for system changes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Definitions that focus on resource use often follow the 3-R approach:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Reduce (minimum use of raw materials)<\/li><li>Reuse (maximum reuse of products and components)<\/li><li>Recycle (high quality reuse of raw materials)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Definitions that focus on system changes often emphasize three elements below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Closed cycles<\/li><li>Renewable energy<\/li><li>Systems thinking<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esharelife.org\/thinktank\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/10\/Circular-economy-BOOK-MOCKUP-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-484\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/store\/publishers\/esharelife\/issues\/circular_economy_research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy the full publication<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The concept of the circular economy is not new. 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