Circular Economy: definition & examples | Sustainability Environment

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[@Mal-97]

This video by Sustainability Illustrated offers a brilliant breakdown of the circular economy, making complex concepts easy to understand. I particularly appreciated the emphasis on substitution and dematerialization as key transition strategies. The analogy of explaining the circular economy to a child was both charming and insightful.

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Got a take home exam and I had no idea what to write until I came across this video. Thanks for explaining every clearly.

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Thanks for making this video man, a professor of mine used your video as our teaching material in class Good work and thank you😀

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Excellent video! really well put together and informative!

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Those words create a shade for us we are unable to see but thanks for love and help

[@itseasybeinggreen7654]

Thank you for breaking this down simply and beautifully! People can sure learn a lot from you.

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[@UmSolqueBrilha]

The video presents a very comprehensive view of the circular economy and its importance in facing contemporary environmental challenges. However, by considering some nuances, we can further enrich the discussion. For example, although the idea of ​​turning waste into resources is crucial, we must be aware of the potential technical and economic challenges involved. Not all materials are easily recyclable or reusable, and some recycling processes may require a considerable amount of energy or additional resources. Furthermore, it is important to recognize that the circular economy is not a one-size-fits-all solution to all environmental problems. It must be combined with other approaches, such as reducing excessive consumption and implementing cleaner and more efficient technologies. Another point to consider is the need for equity and social justice in the transition to a circular economy. We must ensure that the most vulnerable communities are not left behind and that everyone has access to sustainability-related employment and education opportunities. Furthermore, it is important to recognize that the transition to a circular economy will require significant changes to our economic and political systems, which may meet resistance from certain sectors of society or vested interests. However, despite these challenges, the circular economy remains a promising approach to mitigating the negative environmental impacts of our economic activity and promoting a more sustainable and resilient future.

[@learnsustainability]

Thank you for these reflections. It is very much appreciated!

[@ecorasmus]

What a wonderful video, playful, interesting, insightful, clear! Thank you!!! Very useful tool for learning!

[@Egl1791]

Thank you Alex for simplifying what circular economy is. Asking permission to make this a reference in my future materials. Best regards and God bless.

[@learnsustainability]

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[@ramiladuraiarasan1275]

Nice explanation with pictures sir very interesting to listen sir

[@seniorliaisonofficercoffee2502]

Excellent presentation . thank you so much for making such a powerful and meaningful video. Regards ajit

[@learnsustainability]

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[@dr.govinddhinaiya2828]

Very well explained with illustration

[@johnmustol8828]

Excellent overview of circular economy. Thanks.

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[@ferrarisylvie3997]

A very clear presentation of the subject!

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Thank you!

[@MsAisatsana]

Such an excellent video!

[@brpradhan]

Thanks Alex ... Wonderfully created and presented videos ... Love all your illustrations and presentations

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[@martinxu5813]

I finally understand this concept. Thank you for making this video.

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[@SSLKO55]

Hello Alex, TYSM for this much needed crash course. My 11 year old son is following the French version : )

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Thank you, everyone should see this! Great job.

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[@dr.rajeshdongare4164]

A clear presentation of subject

[@idotenyinisaac9087]

Thank for making this very simple to understand. It was quite helpful!

[@learnsustainability]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for commenting!

[@gaviaangell6660]

Thank you for the informed and well-illustrated video! That said, I'm surprised you linked to Amazon to purchase "The Circular Economy" --- I was hoping for a link to more directly benefit the author and not jeopardize the wellbeing of Amazon warehouse workers during COVID-19. I hope people who're interested in purchasing put in adequate time to buy more directly. Again, thank you Alex & team for the content of the video.

[@learnsustainability]

Thank you for pointing that out! I changed the link to the publisher Routledge: www.routledge.com/The-Circular-Economy-A-Users-Guide-1st-Edition/Stahel/p/book/9780367200176 I will make sure to think about that in the future ☺️

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Great video. Thanks man

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[@sekinahibrahim4018]

Thank you so much for this video it was very helpful

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Thank you for all the great work you do by providing such priceless content and knowledge. 🙏

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Simple yet informative, thank you!

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[@OurGodIsLove]

Thank you for sharing. It's easy to understand.

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Fantastic video with artistic flow. Bravo!!!

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Excellent, Thank You Sir

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Super and amazing information... Thank you sir

[@harsheshpatel390]

Very Informative and Interesting. Harsheshkumar Ramanlal Patel, Assistant Professor, S. R. Luthra Institute of Management, Sarvajanik University, Surat, Gujarat .

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Thank you for creating this video :)

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[@dixitpatel017]

Thanks buddy!!! Your video helps to me to write my assignment on circular economy very effectively. 👍👍👍👍

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Thanks! Amazing Dr.Walter Stahel is a really good author!

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Thank you , that was useful

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[@dr.amalendusamanta]

well explained. Thank you Sir

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Very interesting session thanks

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Fantastic video, helped alot!

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[@yiannispapadopoulos6727]

congrats for effort.. so fa nowhere I have seen a video analyzing and compare cost to trasfer even to the first step of recycling economy. and after analyzing, we have to decide ''who'' is going to pay now and how much, so that the next generation will gain.

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Beautifully explained!

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References please

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Very Well Explained :) Thank you

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[@reasonerenlightened2456]

The idea for repairable products with long life and recycling violates the very basic principles and the side effects of Capitalism. 1) Maximum possible price for the worst possible quality 2) Capitalism creates empty houses (i.e. Capital) and homeless people ( Extreme poverty). 3) Profit is King ! 'Profit' and 'sustainable economy' are incompatible. Nature has created somewhat sustainable eco-system which generate surplus (i.e. Profit) , which, in turn, results in re-adjustment of the ecosystem to absorb/eliminate the surplus (i.e. Profit) . HOWEVER, in contrast to the man-made economic rules/laws, the nature has no laws which to protect ownership of Wealth or the ownership of the surplus. In conclusion, The subject of your video is a pipe-dream unless you seriously address the issue of designing a system of political-economy which allows sustainability as a side effect.

[@learnsustainability]

@@reasonerenlightened2456 There is some truth to that... We might have to reinvent capitalism in the process.

[@anuppaikaray9333]

which software you use to make the whiteboard animation sir can you please tell ?

[@learnsustainability]

@@anuppaikaray9333 I don't use a particular software, I draw on Photoshop while recording my screen with a screen recording software and then I edit in Final Cut Pro X. I explained everything about how I make my videos in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4TLqoyQr5Vonbs

[@shangolkhaniannian4649]

super amazingly informative, Thank you

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[@aarone1777]

Great information; I think you made it simple enough so even the Republicans can grasp the idea!

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[@dr.e.palani2005]

Well explained Sir. Super

[@chips6993]

So how does the video define the term "cradle to cradle" in the context of the circular economy?

[@learnsustainability]

The video does not really define this term but "cradle to cradle" (see the book Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things) comes in opposition to "cradle to grave" and suggests that everything is healthy food for something else and that materials stay in a closed loop.

[@sharathnh4622]

Very informative session..

[@nishitdavda6410]

Very informative session

[@laminsano8816]

I am a prospective master's degree student of Circular Economy. In this light; I would like you to provide me with key links to gain an in-dept understanding of the program.

[@engineersinsociety8389]

Shall we have video on real projects adopting 5R techniques in Waste management?

[@learnsustainability]

Maybe... What would you like to see in such a video?

[@jeffbrimhall1200]

Bravo Alex. High five.

[@learnsustainability]

Thank you! Much appreciated 😊

[@armansultanov6879]

Good content

[@kofiaggrey2723]

Can I get sources of the information that the world copper would run out by 2040 and also the world is running out of lithium?

[@victorfassina49]

Hey Alex! great job mate, thank you very much for your wonderful work!

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[@EcoSnooki]

Very nice....😍

[@bilaskale5154]

It's good and useful for me

[@manoharchaudhari5319]

Very good sir.

[@theoveneboer9733]

Clear video. But I am still searching for an answer to the question how can we get everybody worldwide employed in the circular economy. I'd love to have a circular economy but I'm afraid that the persons initially benefiting from it are the well educated well paid few. So I am looking for literature, with numerical examples, that show how in a circular economy, where we will inevitably use less resources, we can still keep everybody in work (well, almost everybody). Also Tim Jackson (Prosperity without growth) is kind of vague how we are going to obtain the transition from our current economy to a circular one. But of course we have to start somewhere. Thanks for your video.

[@learnsustainability]

Thanks for your comment! I personally think that operating a circular economy is just a different way to do things and I don't see why it would employ fewer people or benefit the well educated. We will still need to mine resources (either virgin or from recycled materials), design products, manufacture them, repair and maintain them and then disassemble and recycle.

[@phillowmasanga7332]

same here please let me know if you have found it.

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super explanation sir

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Very educative

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Thanks for sharing

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great video, thanks

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Very useful Thanks

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thank you. very useful.

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[@clementbourdens8556]

Bonjour, Super vidéo merci ! Est-ce que vous avez prévu de faire une vidéo spécifique sur l’économie de la fonctionnalité, composante importante de l’économie circulaire ? Merci et bonne journée :)

[@learnsustainability]

Merci Clément ! Ce serait un sujet intéressant effectivement et l'exemple d'Interface sur la dématérialisation touche à cela mais j'ai une longue liste de vidéos à créer avant celle-là :-)

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You're welcome 😊

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Thank you so much

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[@abirchowdhury3892]

Could you please give another easier and brief example of Dematerialization? Without mentioning any particular organization name, like Interface. Please.

[@learnsustainability]

Sure! A common one is offering a service instead of a product, for instance renting vehicles (cars, bikes) instead of each individual owning theirs.

[@versipellispcy]

If the plants give animals oxygen, then the animals give carbon dioxide to plants. Then are we useful to them in some way? Or do we just need them to survive and they don't need us? Amazing video that you made finally made me understand. :)

[@learnsustainability]

Good question. You should probably search for a natural science or photosynthesis course to get more details but in a nutshell, yes, we (animals) deliver nutrients/compost/poop as well as CO2 to plants and they provide us with oxygen and sugar.

[@smitanarjary]

so easily described

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Nice video

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Thank you

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Awesome

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Wonderful

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Thank you.

[@learnsustainability]

Welcome!

[@aadishankar6836]

What's the example you used in terms for a buisness? I have a lab on this thank you very much!

[@learnsustainability]

I don't know what you mean by "example you used in terms for a business." Can you please clarify your question?

[@liliannaruiz6584]

@@learnsustainability an example of a company you used

[@learnsustainability]

@@liliannaruiz6584 I think the example of Interface used in the video is a good one as they have used biomimicry to make their product circular inspired by nature: www.interface.com/CA/en-CA/sustainability/recycling/recycling-en_CA Does that help?

[@nayanagajera1700]

Very useful session sir, kindly see the video

[@crimson.sky7]

Is there a difference between circular Economy and circular Bioeconomy?

[@learnsustainability]

From what I understand, they are the same thing but the term "Circular Bioeconomy" comes from the Circular Bioeconomy Alliance established by the Prince of Wales. If other people are more familiar with this concept than I am, please let us know...

[@crimson.sky7]

Sure, I will! Thank you.

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Thanks.

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Great!

[@PoyrazKadırhan]

Italy is a country that in recent years has often been exposed to the effects of climate change. Problems such as rising temperatures, irregular rainfall and rising sea levels are causing serious damage to natural ecosystems and the Italian agricultural sector. Air pollution in major cities is on the rise causing health problems. Furthermore, even the historic buildings and works of art that symbolize Italy are negatively affected by the effects of climate change. The Italian government is taking several measures to combat these problems and adopt measures for sustainability. These include promoting renewable energy sources, increasing energy efficiency and encouraging environmentally friendly agricultural practices. However, it is clear that more international cooperation is needed in the fight against climate change. Poyraz Kadirhan Erasmus Sersale

[@learnsustainability]

Thanks! Do you have examples of historic buildings and works of art negatively affected by the effects of climate change and how?

[@galinierdautry1795]

Is it ben Harper on the wall ?

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Xavier Rudd :D

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Needs a badge for products and businesses

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[@t.j.sortino7844]

The documentary on Curiosity Stream is a great way to advance your knowledge on this subject. I personally believe God, and His creation is the only 100% circular, no waste, perfect system. I don't think mankind could ever make a perfect circular economy. We can however, improve on the current system! That's for sure! No matter what, were God's creation, and if His creation, nature, and the universe is perfectly circular. We're a part of that whole system. Meaning, we are here for a purpose, a very specific, profoundly wonderful, awesome reason. Today, think on how you were chosen, created, and placed in this world to be loved, and give love! Remember, if your purpose here is love, then what in your life can you let go of, or be released from the burdens of; by simply choosing to love? God sees the rich man, successful in his earthly endeavors, over many employees, that out love last, as the fool. The man that put love first, which is putting God first, then his family, his fellow man, and lastly himself; all in that order, is a wise man in God's eyes. The only one we should be looking to make them proud of us, is God, and God alone.

[@felipewestermann4979]

Thanks, bis bis

[@juskahusk2247]

The Circular Economy: Tarquin raises taxes, Tarquin buys Quentin's art, Quentin eats at a Michellin Star restaurant, the restaurant owner buys caviar from a fisherman, the fisherman pays high taxes, Tarquin raises his own salary ♻️

[@JonasEide-jd9ew]

where did you get that we would have depleted the earth of copper by 2040? seems very unlikely.

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[@learnsustainability]

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[@tigervijay1]

Economy is just like a wheel, some please want to puncture the wheel for fun or whatsoever, but they have to remember that just like a wheel mechanisms what goes around comes around, weather they like it or not, they must have to suffer for the deeds of karma. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽