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

Wed May 18 01:40:18 CDT 2016

Quite true, capitalism is indeed remarkably resilient and will absorb 
any culture/idea that comes along, even when - especially when - it is 
hostile to it (makes me think of a certain big country in S.Asia ... ;-)
Also we haven't seen yet any large-scale working alternative, and this 
has a lot to do with the above. De-growth is very popular in certain 
circles, and is probably the only working option, but it remains a 
(tiny) minority movement, so much so that I fear for the survival of 
those existing initiatives when the shit will hit the fan for real (Mad 
Max scenarios, anyone?). So the main question remains: how to make mass? 
And how to come to consensus about the way to achieve this. That is a 
deeply political question in an age of non-politics ...
Cheers all the same, p+5D!

On 2016-05-17 09:03, Nagraj Adve wrote:
> Agree re the more than taxation needed .. that's only a small part of
> what's needed. We are going in the other direction with tax freebies to 
> the
> rich, reduced wealth tax.
> To me a key problem is that we have political alternatives but not any
> economic alternatives on the *scale* necessary. And I don't mean 
> conceptual
> arguments like degrowth. I mean actual experiences, models that work 
> etc.
> Existing models are rich but small. To the degree that capitalism 
> works, it
> does so because it works at scale. For all its problems and crises, 
> it's
> also a very resilient system.
> Nagraj
> 
> On 17 May 2016 at 12:00, Patrice Riemens <patrice at xs4all.nl> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> 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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