Circular Economy Benefits
The Circular Economy’s Benefits for You and Me
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Our “take-make-waste” economy has cost consumers billions of dollars and has cheated us out of an inhabitable planet. But it doesn’t have to be this way: embracing a circular economy will save taxpayer money, preserve resources, and lead to an estimated $4.5 trillion in economic growth.
Even better? Embracing circularity on the large scale isn’t a pie-in-the-sky proposition: It’s entirely possible to transition from our existing linear model of consumption to a closed-loop one by 2030.
Today I speak with sustainability entrepreneur and author Ron Gonen. Ron argues that that circularity is not only crucial for the planet, but holds immense business opportunity.
Here’s a preview of what Ron and I discuss:
[3:45] Exactly how (and why) consumers foot the bill for the disposal of single-use products
[7:00] A look at advertising’s impact on disposability over the decades
[9:45] 3 fundamental differences between linear and circular economies
[13:00] The not-so-obvious benefits to circularity
[ 17:20] Why circularity on the large-scale is feasible by 2030
[23:20] Common-sense ideas for listeners invested in circular economy benefits
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