Building a circular economy - how a new approach to infrastructure can put an end to waste

Building a circular economy

Building a circular economy
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Author
Libby Peake
Caterina Brandmayr
Publication Date
November, 2019
Country
United Kingdom
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Scope

Infrastructure has a major influence on whether resources can be preserved to use again or whether they are lost forever. For the most part, it has been designed for, and has perpetuated, the linear economy, the system of ‘take, make, use, throw’.

Working with academics from Resource Recovery from Waste at the University of Leeds, this report outlines three scenarios for England’s future with varying degrees of circularity. Green Alliance has analysed what infrastructure would be required under each of these scenarios for three common, high impact material streams from household waste: plastic, textiles and electrical equipment.