From "linear" to
"circular" economy (jan 1, 1980 – jan 1, 2020)
Description:
- The exact date of the emergence of this term cannot be traced back to an exact date
- Ideas of "circular" economy appeared somewhere in the late 1970s
- "Linear" economy has the "take-make-waste" approach and challenges sutainability
- "Circular" economy has a "regenerative" and "restorative" approach, focusing on reusing and recycling
- Governments are trying to incorporate "circular" economies
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