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

[Patrice Riemens]

Quite correct assessment, valid also for countries in the North, where 
joining various 'R' schemes often looks like a playground for hipsters, 
with not very much consideration given to impact and 'making mass'. So 
you see all kinds of 'happy DIY citizens' starting/joining all kinds of 
initiatives with the benediction (but little else) of the authorities 
who then go on to capture the PR credits.
I am afraid much more is needed than tweeking the tax system (which the 
corporates escape anyway ...). It's a complete social 9& hence 
political/ economic) revolution which is in order. Together with 
'Reduce', the most important thing I admit, I'd like to add 'Simplify' 
and 'Slow Down'.

Cheerio, p+5D!

On 2016-05-17 07:41, Nagraj Adve wrote:
> 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:
> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 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/>
>> 
>> 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?
>> 
>> I am assured that your first question will be ‘What is circular 
>> economy?’
>> 
>> According to the authors- Peter Lacy & Jakob Rutqvist of the book 
>> ‘Waste
>> to Wealth- The Circular Economy Advantage’, ‘
>> 
>> *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. *
>> 
>> 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.
>> 
>> 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/>
>> 
>> 
>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> Regards
>> 
>> कबीर/کبیر
>> 
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