The Challenge of a Circular Economy

The Idea of a Circular Economy The EU and many national governments have embraced the idea of a circular economy. In 2020 the EU launched a “circular economy action plan” with a number of goals that are supposed to make the economy more circular. A circular economy is one where resources are used over and over again, in never-ending cycles and where only small amounts of virgin resources need to be added. The idea of the circular economy was presented in the book “Cradle-to-Cradle” by Michael Braungart och William McDonough. A circular economy is meant to be very resource-efficient and a…...