Title
Introduction to the Circular Economy
Date Issued
01 January 2022
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
book part
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Springer Nature
Abstract
The circular economy is based on waste management and the generation of new inputs that are alternatives to the current materials in use. For the current status of the world, greenhouse gases are emitted that are a main cause of climate change and that are caused by the increasingly widespread extractive economy based on the concept of “extract-produce-throw.” The concept of circularity is increasingly discussed among companies, governments, and citizens, in the context of how to develop their activities in an environmentally benign and ecoefficient way. This involves reducing or avoiding waste as much as possible, substituting materials that are used today for more advantageous ones, and utilizing new technology for the processing of waste. Wastes come in many forms, e.g., plastic, food, and manufacturing residuals.
Start page
3
End page
23
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Economía
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85132389035
Source
CSR, Sustainability, Ethics and Governance
ISSN of the container
21967075
Sponsor(s)
Funding text
1. European Commission: 1031. 2. National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC): 568. 3. UK Research and Innovation (UKRI): 309. 4. Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness: 236. 5. Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology: 209. 6. Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC): 203. 7. Conselho Nacional De Desenvolvimento Cientifico E Tecnologico (CNPq): 166. 8. Coordenacao De Aperfeicoamento De Pessoal De Nivel Superior (CAPES): 143. 9. National Science Foundation (NSF): 130. 10. Spanish Government: 107. 11. Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF): 103. 12. European Commission Joint Research Centre: 84. 13. Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities: 83. 14. Ministry of Knowledge Economy Republic of Korea: 80. 15. Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR): 73.
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