A circular economy is an alternative to a traditional linear economy (make, use, dispose) in which we keep resources in use for as long as possible, extract the maximum value from them whilst in use, then recover and regenerate products and materials at the end of each service life. Circular economy (CE) is important towards sustainable development, resources circulation and conservation, involving closing of material loops and cascading used resources, to prevent waste occurrence, and transforming the resulting residual streams into new (secondary) resources. Strategies and legislative framework for waste management are important steps for development of a more CE where resource efficiency becomes the key driver for both economic growth and environmental protections. A few countries achieved good results implementing CE as a replacement of the linear economy. Resource managers and planners should thoroughly identify factors to implement CE for societal benefits. This book presents how resource consumption is minimized with rational use based on 3Rs, legislative framework and government supports towards implementing CE initiatives, example of best practices, future plans and targets in different countries those are helpful for researchers, planners and implementers.
Author(s): Sadhan Kumar Ghosh
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2020
Language: English
Pages: 453
Tags: Waste Management / Waste Technology
Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv
Introduction to Circular Economy and Summary Analysis of Chapters (Sadhan Kumar Ghosh)....Pages 1-23
The Development of a Circular Economy in Australia (P. S. M. Vaughan Levitzke)....Pages 25-42
Solid Waste Management in Kabul (Hamidullah Nikzad)....Pages 43-65
Integrated Waste Management in Bhutan (Ugyen Tshomo, Chhimi Dorji, Yogeeta Dahal)....Pages 67-86
Circular Economy in Canada (Jonathan Cocker, Kimberley Graham)....Pages 87-122
Circular Economy in China (Xianlai Zeng, Jinhui Li)....Pages 123-129
Status and Development of the Circular Economy in Germany (Michael Nelles, Abdallah Nassour, Gert Morscheck)....Pages 131-147
Solid Waste Management in Lao PDR: A Pathway Toward the Circular Economy (Vatthanamixay Chansomphou)....Pages 149-156
Circular Economy in India (Sadhan Kumar Ghosh)....Pages 157-185
Circular Economy—Situation in Israel (Shira Daskal, Ofira Ayalon)....Pages 187-200
Circular Economy in Italy (Francesco Di Maria)....Pages 201-221
Circular Economy in Kenya (Michael K. Koech, Kaburu J. Munene)....Pages 223-239
Circular Economy in Malaysia (P. Agamuthu, S. B. Mehran)....Pages 241-268
An Overview of Circular Economy in Mauritius (P. Kowlesser)....Pages 269-277
Circular Economy: Nigeria Perspective (Saheed A. Aremu, David O. Olukanni, Olubunmi A. Mokuolu, Olumuyiwa A. Lasode, Michael A. Ahove, Olasunkanmi M. Ojowuro)....Pages 279-297
Circular Economy Initiatives in Norway (Kåre Helge Karstensen, Christian John Engelsen, Palash Kumar Saha)....Pages 299-316
Circular Economy of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) in Korea (Seung-Whee Rhee)....Pages 317-332
Circular Economy in Republic of Serbia and Region (Milan Pavlović, Miroslav Vulić, Aleksandar Pavlović)....Pages 333-352
Circular Economy for Sustainable Resource Management: The Case of Packaging Waste Sector in Thailand (Siwaporn Tangwanichagapong, Mohanakrishnan Logan, Chettiyappan Visvanathan)....Pages 353-387
Developing the Circular Economy in the European Union (Andrew Farmer)....Pages 389-412
Status of Plastics Waste in Circular Economy in the USA (Serpil Guran, Ronald L. Mersky, Sannidhya K. Ghosh)....Pages 413-421
Circular Economy in Vietnam (Huynh Trung Hai, Nguyen Duc Quang, Nguyen Trung Thang, Nguyen Hoang Nam)....Pages 423-452
