[Reader-list] (indiaclimatejustice) Five ‘Rs’ of Circular Economy- Reduce, Reuse, Refurbish, Repair and Recycle

[Nagraj Adve]

The catch is in the first R - reduce. We live in an economic system based
on increase, not reduce. It's been on 3.5% growth since 1950, 1.6% a year
since 1700.
Nor does anyone I know among the middle/ upper middle class reduce their
consumption in even remotely a significant way, barring one or two at most.
In the global warming context I mean.
We need to talk about reduced incomes of the rich/ higher income and wealth
tax etc if we want to Reduce or any of the other R's that follow.
Nagraj

On 17 May 2016 at 10:54, Kabir Khan <kabirkhan1989 at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Five ‘Rs’ of Circular Economy- Reduce, Reuse, Refurbish, Repair and Recycle
> <https://wastenarratives.com/2016/05/17/five-rs-of-circular-economy-reduce-reuse-refurbish-repair-and-recycle/>
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> Have you ever pondered over the role played by the neighbourhood- cobbler,
> electrician and tailor in recovering resources and reducing waste? Most of
> us have never even noticed them. If I say that they like wastepickers and
> recyclers are going to be the pillars of ‘Circular Economy’ envisioned by
> economically advanced countries, will you believe me?
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> I am assured that your first question will be ‘What is circular economy?’
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> According to the authors- Peter Lacy & Jakob Rutqvist of the book ‘Waste
> to Wealth- The Circular Economy Advantage’, ‘
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> *Shifting to a circular model means changing our linear economy’s supply
> logic. We will need more renewable energy, more biomaterials and
> biochemical that can degrade safely, and more technical materials like
> metals that are designed to use recovered secondary material and for low
> cost end of life recycling, effectively closing the manufacturing loop. We
> need components designed for reuse and products that can be upgraded and
> refurbished rather than discarded and replaced. This is critical supply
> side of circular economy. *
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> With devastated natural landscapes, rising temperatures- it is essential
> that mankind moves away from a linear model of growth- where we produce,
> consume a little and throw away the rest. Circular economy concept offers
> an option, where we reduce our dependence on natural environments for
> resources, make the planet more liveable and leave a lot behind for
> generations to cherish.
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> The circular model for food security and organic waste management exists.
> The left overs of food or material used for production of food, human
> excreta all can decompose and take the form of compost or organic
> fertilizer, enriching the soil, increasing its productivity and leaving us
> with more food. Continued here....
> <https://wastenarratives.com/2016/05/17/five-rs-of-circular-economy-reduce-reuse-refurbish-repair-and-recycle/>
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