Introduction
Waste is a recent invention. It was unknown in the 18th century, when everything was a resource and the economy was circular. It is an invention we must uninvent. This waste, once nonexistent and now omnipresent, has to disappear, be transformed into a resource that can be returned to the economy. T...
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| Published in | Field actions science reports p. 3 |
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| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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Institut Veolia
09.12.2021
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| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | Waste is a recent invention. It was unknown in the 18th century, when everything was a resource and the economy was circular. It is an invention we must uninvent. This waste, once nonexistent and now omnipresent, has to disappear, be transformed into a resource that can be returned to the economy. The economy of the past was circular, the economy of the future will be too, but in a different way. Returning to circularity is a complex affair because yesterday’s world bears no resemblance to th... |
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| ISSN: | 1867-139X 1867-8521 |