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Journal Article
The circuitous, but essential, path to a circular economy
2018
Overview
In addition to minimizing environmental impact, it could cut costs, create work, and improve quality of life, because things like waste management, repairing goods, and recycling all create jobs. [...]not all circular economy concepts are equally green: reusing glass bottles, for instance, might take less energy than recycling them, while collecting heavy batteries and solar panels causes transport emissions. Chemists and materials scientists need to weigh the environmental impacts of their creations, said Ashley White, director of communications for the Advanced Light Source at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and chair of the Materials Research Society (MRS) Focus on Sustainability Subcommittee. There are many tools at the materials science community's disposal: life-cycle analysis tools to quantify the material, energy, water, and carbon footprints of different products or systems; mass flow or energy flow analyses to show where opportunities exist for reducing footprint; and criticality assessments to understand what materials are the most vulnerable and what we can do about them. Policies in the form of incentives, taxation, or restrictions on pollution and waste will also provide a push, just as they helped make renewables competitive with fossil fuels.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press,Springer International Publishing,Springer Nature B.V
