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Accelerating circular economy solutions to achieve the 2030 agenda for sustainable development goals

Show Author's Information Anupam Khajuriaa( ),  Vella A. Atienzab,  Suchana Chavanichc,  Wilts Henningd,  Ishrat Islame,  Ulrich Kralf,  Meng Liug,  Xiao Liuh,  Indu K. Murthyi,  Temitope D. Timothy Oyedotunj,  Prabhat Vermak,  Guochang Xul,  Xianlai Zengl,  Jinhui Lil
United Nations Centre for Regional Development, Nagoya, Japan
Institute for Governance and Rural Development, College of Public Affairs and Development, University of the Philippines Los Baños, College, Laguna, Philippines
Reef Biology Research Group, Department of Marine Science, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy, Wuppertal, Germany
Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Waste and Resource Specialist, Vienna, Austria
China Office of United Nations Global Compact, Beijing, China
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Bonn, Germany
Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy, Bangalore, India
Department of Geography, Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Guyana, Turkeyen Campus, Georgetown, Guyana
Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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Resource efficiency, Circular economy, Waste management, 3Rs (reduce, reuse, and recycle), SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)
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Circular economy seems a vital enabler for sustainable use of natural resources which is also important for achieving the 2030 agenda for sustainable development goals. Therefore, a special session addressing issues of "sustainable solutions and remarkable practices in circular economy focusing materials downstream" was held at the 16th International Conference on Waste Management and Technology, where researchers and attendees worldwide were convened to share their experiences and visions. Presentations focusing on many key points such as new strategies, innovative technologies, management methods, and practical cases were discussed during the session. Accordingly, this article compiled all these distinctive presentations and gave insights into the pathway of circular economy towards the sustainable development goals. We summarized that the transition to circular economy can keep the value of resources and products at a high level and minimize waste production; the focus of governmental policies and plans with the involvement of public-private-partnership on 3Rs (reduce, reuse, and recycle) helps to improve the use of natural resources and take a step ahead to approach or achieve the sustainability.


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Accelerating circular economy solutions to achieve the 2030 agenda for sustainable development goals

Show Author's information Anupam Khajuriaa( ), Vella A. Atienzab, Suchana Chavanichc, Wilts Henningd, Ishrat Islame, Ulrich Kralf, Meng Liug, Xiao Liuh, Indu K. Murthyi, Temitope D. Timothy Oyedotunj, Prabhat Vermak, Guochang Xul, Xianlai Zengl, Jinhui Lil
United Nations Centre for Regional Development, Nagoya, Japan
Institute for Governance and Rural Development, College of Public Affairs and Development, University of the Philippines Los Baños, College, Laguna, Philippines
Reef Biology Research Group, Department of Marine Science, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy, Wuppertal, Germany
Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Waste and Resource Specialist, Vienna, Austria
China Office of United Nations Global Compact, Beijing, China
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Bonn, Germany
Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy, Bangalore, India
Department of Geography, Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Guyana, Turkeyen Campus, Georgetown, Guyana
Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

Abstract

Circular economy seems a vital enabler for sustainable use of natural resources which is also important for achieving the 2030 agenda for sustainable development goals. Therefore, a special session addressing issues of "sustainable solutions and remarkable practices in circular economy focusing materials downstream" was held at the 16th International Conference on Waste Management and Technology, where researchers and attendees worldwide were convened to share their experiences and visions. Presentations focusing on many key points such as new strategies, innovative technologies, management methods, and practical cases were discussed during the session. Accordingly, this article compiled all these distinctive presentations and gave insights into the pathway of circular economy towards the sustainable development goals. We summarized that the transition to circular economy can keep the value of resources and products at a high level and minimize waste production; the focus of governmental policies and plans with the involvement of public-private-partnership on 3Rs (reduce, reuse, and recycle) helps to improve the use of natural resources and take a step ahead to approach or achieve the sustainability.

Keywords: Resource efficiency, Circular economy, Waste management, 3Rs (reduce, reuse, and recycle), SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)

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Received: 14 November 2021
Revised: 04 January 2022
Accepted: 24 January 2022
Published: 17 June 2022
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