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Recycling and the circular economy
One of the biggest confusions around a circular economy framework is that sparked by the word ‘recycling’. Surely a circular economy just means more recycling, more of what happens alread...
Towns in transition: from Grytviken to Detroit
“There were ships filling the harbours, some of which still line the shores today, and spare propellers and patterns for producing engine parts (...) This was a massive industry with thou...
Point of view: Walter Stahel on taxation
"Taxing renewable resources is against the logic of a sustainable society. Human labour – work - is a renewable resource which has not been recognised as such by politicians so far."
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Ellen MacArthur signs expert crew
Ellen MacArthur unveiled a high-profile line-up of independent experts to help ensure her quest for a design and systems revolution stays on course.
Rethinking the Economy
Roland Clift and Julian Allwood outline how industrial ecology, applying chemical engineering thinking to the management of material flows in the economy, can point the way to a more sust...
Point of View: Professor Tim Jackson's take on prosperity
"The global economy is almost 5 times the size it was half a century ago", says Professor Tim Jackson of the University of Surrey, who sits on the UK Sustainable Development Commission an...