Not only ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’ but also ‘reform’
While the recycle mantra is the most familiar catch phrase, the circular economy is about more than that – one key element that makes it different from business as usual is ‘reform’.
At a waste depot in Shoalhaven, 200 kilometres south of Sydney, old mattresses, fabric and dirty glass left over from household recycling are being transformed into something completely different: Green Ceramics, a versatile commercial product.
In: Growing a circular economy – microfactories give new life to landfill, Professor Veena Sahajwalla (UNSW) writes in The New Daily, (Jun 15, 2024), that:These high-performance, non-toxic hybrids can be used for a variety of architectural and decorative applications, including furniture and ceramic tiles. Full story here.
… First appeared in MMM Issue #45, June-July, 2024