Circular economy: the top 5 stories of 2013
From modular smartphones to packaging made from mushrooms, rethinking business models has been the prevalent theme on the circular economy hub.
Rejigging business models so that they align better with the tenets of a circular economy has been a hot topic this year and a clear picture is emerging about how businesses, governments and society can rethink ways of making, using and disposing of resources. Not a new concept, ideas of designing out waste and re-appropriating materials formerly considered waste, has been around for years. However with an extra three billion middle class consumers set to inhabit the earth by 2020, the challenge of waste, re-use and collaboration could never be more timely.
