Could a “circular economy” envelop the world?

A global “circular economy” could reduce waste, encourage innovation and tackle climate change but its potential benefits are tempered by political and social challenges.

Building a circular economy

The ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’ mantra is familiar to everyone, but the circular economy is about more than that, as a new site in Shoalhaven is trying to prove.

Waste not, want not

The COVID-19 slowdown gives us a golden opportunity to “reset our materials economy along more sustainable lines”, says human geographer Ruth Lane.