{"id":26475,"date":"2024-12-18T15:05:57","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T07:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/?p=26475"},"modified":"2025-02-17T16:51:28","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T08:51:28","slug":"circular-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/tips\/sustainability\/circular-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Why a Circular Economy? Post COP29 Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"26475\" class=\"elementor elementor-26475\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e7460b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e7460b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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-2c03a04\" data-id=\"2c03a04\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4499f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4499f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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\t\t<p>A circular economy, instead of the \u2018make, use, dispose\u2019 approach of a traditional linear economy, aims to eliminate waste by <strong>Reusing, Reducing, Recycling, Redesigning, and Repairing resources.<\/strong> It keeps products in circulation as much as possible by reducing material consumption, streamlining processes and collecting waste for reuse, which will reduce raw material use and production-related emissions.<\/p><p>Following the <a href=\"https:\/\/cop29.az\/en\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>29th Conference of the Parties (<\/b><strong>COP29)<\/strong> discussions at the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference<\/a>, let&#8217;s look into how the circular economy actually works!<\/p>\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<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c71f800 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c71f800\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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-9d4e5a3\" data-id=\"9d4e5a3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99376a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"99376a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Circular Economy Business Applications<\/h2>\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<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-743971e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"743971e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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-abaf958\" data-id=\"abaf958\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcad244 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fcad244\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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\t\t<p>A circular economy uses products or services to their fullest. When a product\u2019s life cycle is over, its materials must be repurposed for the production phase.<\/p><p>The vast array of circularity services available in the market include:<\/p><h3>Design, reuse, recycle:<\/h3><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><strong>Life cycle assessment (LCA) study<\/strong> and environmental product declaration<\/li><li>Recyclability:<ul><li>Product and material assessments<\/li><li>Plastic packaging testing and claims support<\/li><li>GRS\/RCS recycled content certifications<\/li><li>ISCC PLUS certificationRSB Global Advanced Products Certification<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><h3>Plastic pollution:<\/h3><ul><li>Prevent plastic pellets \u2013 Operation Clean Sweep\u00ae certification<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Learn More:<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"elementor-post__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sourcing.hktdc.com\/newsbites\/tips\/sustainability\/greenwashing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Can \u2018Green\u2019 Product Claims Be Trusted?<\/a><\/p>\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<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12bc542 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12bc542\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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-b29b2e0\" data-id=\"b29b2e0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1067e07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1067e07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Businesses certified with green accreditations earn customers' trust.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\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<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-64e7e40 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64e7e40\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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-7323583\" data-id=\"7323583\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3a7c66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3a7c66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Businesses Benefit from Circular Economy?<\/h2>\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<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6508789 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6508789\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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-7f01a30\" data-id=\"7f01a30\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba66e7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba66e7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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\t\t<p>With the above green certifications, organizations involved in circularity will help:<\/p><h3>Protect the environment:<\/h3><ul><li>Reusing and recycling products slows the use of natural resources, reduces landscape and habitat disruption and biodiversity loss<\/li><li>Decrease annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions<\/li><li>Reduce the amount of waste and pollution to protect human health and biodiversity<\/li><\/ul><h3>Reduce raw material dependency:<\/h3><ul><li>Make better use of finite resources to conserve nature<\/li><li>Recycling raw materials mitigates supply chain usage and the risks associated with supply, such as price volatility and availability<\/li><li>Decrease the need for critical raw materials like batteries and electric engines, which are crucial to achieving climate goals<\/li><\/ul><h3>Create jobs and save consumers money:<\/h3><ul><li>A circular economy could stimulate US$4.5 trillion in economic opportunities<\/li><li>Moving toward a circular economy could increase competitiveness<\/li><li>According to the EU, this could create 700,000 jobs in the EU alone by 2030<\/li><li>Redesigning materials and products for circular use would boost innovation across numerous sectors<\/li><li>More durable and innovative products would increase consumers\u2019 quality of life and save them money<\/li><\/ul><p>Explore More:<\/p><p class=\"elementor-post__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sourcing.hktdc.com\/newsbites\/tips\/sustainability\/responsible-sourcing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Responsible Sourcing at Scale \u2013 Steps 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data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\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\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<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad39de0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad39de0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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-7a3626d\" data-id=\"7a3626d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31b45d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31b45d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Embrace Circularity in Sourcing Activities!<\/h2>\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<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6287f3c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6287f3c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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-507c003\" data-id=\"507c003\" 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