The document discusses the concept of a circular economy as a more sustainable alternative to the traditional linear economy. A circular economy aims to reuse resources in a renewable way by employing the four R's - reduce, reuse, recover and recycle. While the circular economy model was not widely popular in the past, greater environmental awareness has led people to realize that transforming consumption habits is necessary. The four R's teach reducing unnecessary consumption, reusing products more than once, recovering resources even after reducing and reusing, and ultimately recycling any wasted materials. The document stresses that maintaining a sustainable environment is a collective responsibility.

1. By:-Adesh Chaurasia
Circular Economy- A sustainable option

2. What is a circular economy ?
A circular economy is an economic system that involves reusing, recycling and
reimbursing natural resources in such a way that they are utilised in a renewable
manner.
Everyday, resources are used in unprecedented amounts and in ways that make
their reversal almost impossible. Additionally, not only they are used just once and
get exhausted after that but also, they pose such unwanted and harmful impacts for
the plane to face that it simply threatens to be an issue for us to handle further.
Technically, the circular economy is an economic model that comes under the
category of production and consumption section of the discipline of economics. It
focuses on studying and coping up with the causes, consequences and effects.

3. Then v/s Now
The whole concept of circular economy that revolves around the basic concept of
promoting sustainability was not popular a few years back. But as people have
started becoming more aware about the current situation of our environment and
the concern regarding it has started to grow tremendously.
People have fortunately started realising that it’s now or never. Either we mend our
ways to transform our actions now, or we will have to suffer badly later.
The word circular economy rightly points out the exact meaning and intention
behind this term. Anything that is circular, has no end. Similarly, this specific
concept of circular economy sees no end and is therefore continuous in nature.

4. Earlier, the only way of consumption that was followed by a lot of people
was simply investing in some products and services, utilising them and
then dropping them off.
The entire idea of reusing and reutilisation of items started to be
followed extensively only when the threat posed by all our previous
actions started to be felt and hinder our regular life processes.
If only the shallow pollution levels as well as waste generation data from
the last few decades is to be taken into consideration along with the data
of today’s time, we can clearly sort the changes between the differing
scenarios.

5. The 360-degree approach- The four R’s to promote
environmental sustainability
The four R’s to promote complete environmental sustainability are
outwardly and actively taught to students starting from a very young
age at school. According to me, this is one thing that everyone needs
to realise and practise.
Let’s have a detailed look at what these four R’s are all about ?

6. Let’s have a detailed look at what these four R’s are all about ?
● Reduce
This particular term, which occupies the first position in the list of four
R’s points out to the importance of reducing excess and unnecessary
consumption of resources beyond the much needed level.
Anything that is purchased without dire need of it’s consumption and
utilisation, goes in vain most probably. Such products and services
when go wasted, add up to the collective environmental loss.Therefore,
reduction of unnecessary product consumption beyond a decently
needed level is crucial.

7. ● Reuse
The ultimate idea of this second R in the list is
promotion of reusing the products more than once. If we
try to understand the whole idea behind the concept of
reutilisation, it links back to the idea of efficient waste
management. Once reutilisation of items starts to get
followed with serious concern, the environmental status
begins to change.

8. ● Recover
Despite following the above mentioned three R’s quite
strictly, the resources still get wasted,as keeping the
usage under firm check at all times with such a huge
population is a very tedious task to accomplish.
Therefore, recovering and compensating for the loss
incurred is as important as keeping a keen eye on
unnecessary utilisation of various products and
services.

9. To wrap up
At the end, I would just like to mention that this environment
belongs to all of us collectively, and therefore, we all are incharge
of whatever happens to it in the long run. There is no one else we
can lean upon to bear the responsibility of maintaining a strong
system of checks and balances on whatever is happening all
around us.
All we have in our control is the way we act and behave when it
comes to handling our mother nature.

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