Environment
The Circular Economy: Redesigning our Planet’s Future
By Visual Capitalist
October 10, 2019
•1 min read
By Ashley Viens
Think about the last item you threw away. Did you consider where that product ended up, once you threw it away?
The Earth’s growing waste problem can be traced back to a culture that treats virtually every item we buy and own as disposable. Rapid urbanization, population growth, and industrialization are key contributors to the burgeoning volumes of waste that humans are producing each year.
But what if there was away to get around that?
Introducing the Circular Economy
Today’s post from BlackRock highlights the key benefits of adopting a circular economy, and examines the factors that will make the biggest impact in the years to come.
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Equities Contributor: Visual Capitalist
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