Circular Economy and Secondary Raw Materials

Nowadays, a complex and deep ecological and social crisis is responsible of the rapid deterioration of our physical, social, and economic environment and of the collapse of the traditional consumption model, based on an irreversible utilization and depletion of natural resources and pollution and waste production. Circular economy is the ultimate answer to solving the problem of the depletion and economic scarcity of resources. The transition to a more circular economy is now mandatory for a better use of resources and energy. <br><br>This nugget introduces the concept of Circular Economy as an answer to the problem of depletion and economic scarcity of resources. It also presents the tools supporting its implementation, such as Industrial Symbiosis, Eco-industrial Parks and Urban mining.<br>