{"id":1751,"date":"2023-02-03T19:05:55","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T19:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/?page_id=1751"},"modified":"2023-12-21T17:36:45","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T17:36:45","slug":"circular-economy-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/circular-economy-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Circular Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1751\" class=\"elementor elementor-1751\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c4bcf76 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c4bcf76\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cf350ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cf350ce\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf0f695\" data-id=\"bf0f695\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eea2c13 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eea2c13\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24feedd\" data-id=\"24feedd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fe2b06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fe2b06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h5>The future is circular<\/h5><p>A major part of our effort to reverse climate change will be the reduction of waste of all kinds. Why? Because waste leads to the emission of greenhouse gases and other kinds of damage to the environment and human health.\u00a0<\/p><p>Ideally, all our garbage should be remanufactured into new products. Below we discuss some\u00a0of the waste problems our society faces, and our efforts to solve them with the technology companies we support.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42f6a3f\" data-id=\"42f6a3f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6352640 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6352640\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"552\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/shutterstock_2127948221-2.jpg?fit=1024%2C552&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5787\" alt=\"Image: comparison of a linear and circular economy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/shutterstock_2127948221-2.jpg?w=2500&amp;ssl=1 2500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/shutterstock_2127948221-2.jpg?resize=300%2C162&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/shutterstock_2127948221-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C552&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/shutterstock_2127948221-2.jpg?resize=768%2C414&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/shutterstock_2127948221-2.jpg?resize=1536%2C828&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/shutterstock_2127948221-2.jpg?resize=2048%2C1103&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9131ae9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9131ae9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8435fb\" data-id=\"b8435fb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c20d4a2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c20d4a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a02940 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a02940\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a396f2\" data-id=\"6a396f2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e952c30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e952c30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/product-life-cycle.png?fit=500%2C538&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5596\" alt=\"Image: Product life Cycle - Circular Economy (link: https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/sites\/default\/files\/waste\/files\/product-life-cycle.png)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/product-life-cycle.png?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/product-life-cycle.png?resize=279%2C300&amp;ssl=1 279w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bc1a3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bc1a3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>(Image Source: https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/sites\/default\/files\/waste\/files\/product-life-cycle.png)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f334a14\" data-id=\"f334a14\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8c3a55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8c3a55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Plastic is pass\u00e9<\/h5><p>Today\u2019s society needs a better approach to dealing with all the solid residues that result from the packaging we discard. Every day, we contribute tons of plastic waste which piles up alongside municipal solid waste (MSW) in our landfills and oceans.<\/p><p>Though recycling can disintegrate <em>some<\/em> plastic waste, that doesn&#8217;t eliminate plastic&#8217;s harm from the planet. But new technologies can use algae, fungi and other natural materials to create biogenic, biodegradable alternatives to plastic that reduce waste without the release of harmful chemicals. (See the <a title=\"Round Table on Sustainable Biomaterials\" href=\"https:\/\/rsb.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Round Table on Sustainable Biomaterials <\/a>for more information.)\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-176e991 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"176e991\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df7c30a\" data-id=\"df7c30a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97cabf1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"97cabf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cf2b2ac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cf2b2ac\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-12f4bfd\" data-id=\"12f4bfd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8729f29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8729f29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Use it, don&#8217;t lose it<\/h5><p>Beyond moving to biogenic packaging, there must be a social commitment to a Circular Economy, repurposing any wastes possible that are generated from different industries. Some viable solutions today are making cement out of algae, low-carbon cement, and embedding CO2 into the concrete, sealing it away from the atmosphere. We must develop ways to recycle minerals \u2013like lithium used in batteries\u2013 rather than destroying our forests and oceans by mining these minerals, only to have them wind up in landfills after one use.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-711fba5\" data-id=\"711fba5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b34088 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8b34088\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"809\" height=\"409\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/fenrg-08-576462-g001.jpeg?fit=809%2C409&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-5602\" alt=\"Image: Chart of waste generation by different industries (link: https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/files\/Articles\/576462\/fenrg-08-576462-HTML-r3\/image_m\/fenrg-08-576462-g001.jpg)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/fenrg-08-576462-g001.jpeg?w=809&amp;ssl=1 809w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/fenrg-08-576462-g001.jpeg?resize=300%2C152&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/fenrg-08-576462-g001.jpeg?resize=768%2C388&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 809px) 100vw, 809px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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address their pollution. One way to start would be to regulate the carbon market. This would incentivize companies to invest in cleaner industry and supply chains.<\/p><p>In addition, new companies could benefit from these low carbon economies by connecting carbon credits, buyers, and suppliers, as <a title=\"Puro Earth\" href=\"https:\/\/puro.earth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Puro.Earth<\/a> has\u00a0done.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd2bc9a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd2bc9a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dadc8c1\" data-id=\"dadc8c1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e816723 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e816723\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 22px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Visit other pages in this Climate Change Solutions section to learn more:<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #01718c;\"><a title=\"Climate Solutions Home\" href=\"?page_id=1119\"><span style=\"color: #01718c;\">Climate Solutions Home<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<a style=\"color: #01718c;\" title=\"Global Work on Climate\" href=\"?page_id=2834\">Global Work on Climate <\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Circular Economy<\/strong>\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<a style=\"color: #01718c;\" title=\"AofV Climate Strategy\" href=\"?page_id=1403\">AofV Climate Strategy<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<a style=\"color: #01718c;\" title=\"Technologies AofV Supports\" href=\"?page_id=1523\">Technologies AofV Supports<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Circular Economy The future is circular A major part of our effort to reverse climate change will be the reduction of waste of all kinds. 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