Towards a Circular Economy

Transition towards a Circular Economy: Perspectives

The UK economy is overly reliant on unsustainable production and consumption 12 practices, depleting finite resources at rates that will increase production costs, business risk and 13 economic instability. This over-consumption produces emissions and waste that cause climate 14 change and environmental degradation, impacting on the wellbeing of people in the UK and 15 beyond. The Resource Reco...

Waste and circular economy

Landfills And The Circular Economy

Promotion of resource efficiency and development towards a circular economy is widely supported. Many products and materials that are brought into the economy contain hazardous substances. These substances may be acceptable during the consumption stage, but due to accumulation in the environment may also cause impact to human health and the environment after consumption. The primary goal of was...

Solid Waste Management in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: Moving towards a Circular Economy?

The paper presents the current situation of the waste management system of the megacity Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam, and the options for waste and land recycling in a low income country. Generally, there is a large potential for circular economy in the city as the main proportion of the waste flows are recyclables. Due to the missing selective collection system, this potential is not used in the ful...

Delft University of Technology The role of product designers in the transition towards the circular economy