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Circular Economy For Dummies
Imagine a waste-free future for your business, your family, and yourself
A circular economy is an economic system designed to save money, eliminate waste, and achieve deep sustainability. No-brainer, right? Circular Economy For Dummies explains why the old way of doing things (linear economy) is fast going the way of the dinosaurs, and it gets you ready to think circular. From business processes and material lifecycles to circular design in just about every industry, this book is a fascinating glimpse into our sustainable future.
Whether you’re looking to close the resource loop in your business or develop a greener lifestyle for yourself and your family, this book shows you how. Learn how to innovate for circular economy, how to turn trash into treasure, and how to calculate the (potentially large) amount of money this will save you. And—bonus—you’ll feel good doing the right thing and being a part of our sustainable future!
Challenge the assumptions behind the old-school “linear economy” model Learn how we can work together to achieve a waste-free future Save money by rethinking your resource use or business supply chain Reimagine households, neighborhoods, schools, companies, and societies The future is circular. Buck business-as-usual and learn how to create a circular economy for all!
A circular economy is an economic system designed to save money, eliminate waste, and achieve deep sustainability. No-brainer, right? Circular Economy For Dummies explains why the old way of doing things (linear economy) is fast going the way of the dinosaurs, and it gets you ready to think circular. From business processes and material lifecycles to circular design in just about every industry, this book is a fascinating glimpse into our sustainable future.
Whether you’re looking to close the resource loop in your business or develop a greener lifestyle for yourself and your family, this book shows you how. Learn how to innovate for circular economy, how to turn trash into treasure, and how to calculate the (potentially large) amount of money this will save you. And—bonus—you’ll feel good doing the right thing and being a part of our sustainable future!
Challenge the assumptions behind the old-school “linear economy” model Learn how we can work together to achieve a waste-free future Save money by rethinking your resource use or business supply chain Reimagine households, neighborhoods, schools, companies, and societies The future is circular. Buck business-as-usual and learn how to create a circular economy for all!
402 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 7, 2021
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April 26, 2022
Concepts: 5/5; Repetition: 4/5
Something that really drew me to regenerative / biodynamic agriculture and agroecology was their emphasis on circularity, so imagine how much I've been freaking out about a whole train of economic thought that wants to structure the world that way (!). This book had a solid balance of theory, industry analyses, and case studies for you to engage with circularity from a lot of different perspectives. I do wish it had gotten more into critiques though.
Lots of takeaways, but here are the main things that have stuck with me:
1. The three key concepts of circular economics: design out waste, keep materials in use for as long as possible, and regenerate natural ecosystems.
2. Expanding the 3Rs (Reduce, Re-use, Recycle) to Refuse, Rethink, Reduce, Re-use, Repair, Refurbish, Remanufacture, Repurpose, Recycle, Recover (in that order)
3. Ellen MacArthur Foundation Butterfly Diagram - genuinely life-changing
Something that really drew me to regenerative / biodynamic agriculture and agroecology was their emphasis on circularity, so imagine how much I've been freaking out about a whole train of economic thought that wants to structure the world that way (!). This book had a solid balance of theory, industry analyses, and case studies for you to engage with circularity from a lot of different perspectives. I do wish it had gotten more into critiques though.
Lots of takeaways, but here are the main things that have stuck with me:
1. The three key concepts of circular economics: design out waste, keep materials in use for as long as possible, and regenerate natural ecosystems.
2. Expanding the 3Rs (Reduce, Re-use, Recycle) to Refuse, Rethink, Reduce, Re-use, Repair, Refurbish, Remanufacture, Repurpose, Recycle, Recover (in that order)
3. Ellen MacArthur Foundation Butterfly Diagram - genuinely life-changing
May 1, 2022
Good introduction to this concept, but too long / repetitive, and yet not specific enough on specific policy solutions or business models.
August 8, 2022
4.5 stars
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