The document discusses the circular economy as an alternative to the linear "take, make, waste" economy. The linear economy is reaching its limits as population and consumption increase. The circular economy aims to design out waste and pollution by keeping products and materials in use, and regenerating natural systems. It involves reusing, repairing, refurbishing and recycling existing materials and products to create closed-loop systems, with the goal of maintaining the highest utility and value of resources. The circular economy principles of being restorative and regenerative by design could help protect the environment and improve sustainability.

1. Circular Economy
Sesion-3:
Environmental Studies & Disaster
Management
Prof. Ajay Mohan Goel
ajay.goel@bmu.edu.in

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Companies must
be persuaded
sometimes to go
against their
economic
interests

3. What is the circular economy? | CNBC Explains
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Take, Make and Waste

5. The Linear Economy has to Change
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Industrial Revolution laid the foundation for how the
economy of today operates
Our way of doing things is reaching its LIMITS
We are disrupting the SYSTEM

6. Linear è Circular Economy
• We Use Stuff
• Materials + Energy è Product(s)
• Stuff: How we use? How much? How long?
• Life of a Plastic Bottle.
• Packaging: Design to be Recyclable / Compostable
• Reusable Products è Recyclable (Valorised)
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8. Linear è Circular Economy
Some Examples
• Cars
• Sandwich
• Phone
What can people Do?
• System has to be built differently.
• Design / Sell Circular
• Using or Consuming Resources ?
• Continue to flow within the economy
• Separate “Growth” from “Resources”
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9. Circular Economy
Two parts
• Technical Products
• Biological Products
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10. Circular Economy
Design products / System, so that it works differently
• Design for Recovery of Components, Materials è Reuse
• Re-Manufacture
• Repair & Maintenance
• Sharing
• Regenerate
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11. Circular Economy
• Earlier Paradigm
• Use Less, travel less
• Will not work
• We have finite Resources
• Restorative & Regenerative
• Role of an individual?
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12. Circular Economy
• The shift has started
• Markers of Change
• Restorative & Regenerative
• Role of an individual?
• Linear Economy
• Limited Resources
• Create Pollution
• Low Creativity & Innovation
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13. Circular Economy
• Design for Circular Economy
• End of Life:What happens to - Mobile Phone? Garments we wear?
• Product / System Design
• Air BnB
• Clothing Renting
• Uber/Ola
• Incentivise Change
• Not a New Idea
• DigitalTechnology – A key enabler
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14. Foundational Principles for Circular Economy
Restorative & Regenerative by Design
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15. Foundational Principles for Circular Economy
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What if we could build
an economy that uses
things, rather than
uses them up?
What if waste and
pollution were never
created in the first
place?
What if we could not
only protect but
actively improve the
environment?

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18. Circular Economy - A step towards sustainable living | Anand Chordia |TEDxPune
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“Take, make, dispose”
“reduce,
reuse,
recycle”

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21. Thank you
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