As we continue to trash our oceans and terrestrial environments, many are pitching the model of the circular economy as an answer to our problem with waste. Building on the reduce, reuse, recycle model, the circular economy promises an end to overflowing dumps where products are continually repurposed to serve a new function. While the promise of circularity sounds so good, this episode we unpack how a circular economy universe might actually see us produce even more waste and potentially cause greater social inequity.
Featuring:
Trevor Zink - Assistant Professor of Management from Loyola Marymount University.
Melissa Edwards - Senior Lecturer in the University of Technology Sydney Business School.
ENCORE - What Do You Know About Renewable Energy?
#32 - Get Off The Road!
#31 - Bushfire Season Ignites
#30 - Life With Plastic, Ain't Fantastic
#29 - The Virtual Courtroom
#28 - Why They Named A Fly After Beyoncé
#27 - How We Can Stop The Cane Toad Menace
#26 - Us Against Them
#25 - Mind Control Mushrooms
#24 - The Science Behind Sustainability
#23 - How Is Hair A Sustainable Resource?
#22 - What Do You Know About Renewable Energy?
#21 - The Future Of Batteries
#20 - We Have A Friend In Phytoplankton
#19 - What To Do With Too Many People
#18 - Dealing With Disaster And NAIDOC Week Begins
#17 - Breathing Walls And Revolutionizing Indonesia's Sanitation
#16 - Under The Sea
#15 - Trees, Or Light Rail?
#14 - Putting An End To Animal Trafficking And Chlamydia Ridden Koalas
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