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Alice Bodreau, strategic companions supervisor for Europe on the Ellen Macarthur Foundation, joins Mitch Ratcliffe to debate the brand new Circular Economy Glossary. She led the event of the glossary in partnership with IKEA to assist present a typical language for various industries to discover and activate the circular economy. We needed to study extra about their strategy to constructing round techniques and future efforts to increase the reference for wider utility. Alice additionally explains how the Ellen Macarthur Foundation instructional packages assist to develop the neighborhood of firms, governments, and nonprofits wanted to kickstart round economies for a lot of supplies.
The U.S. recycling system is a residing instance of the results of getting no shared framework for collaboration. Our recycling system is a posh mixture of native, state, federal, personal, and nonprofit organizations that has been knitted collectively over the previous 70 years. It’s no exaggeration to say that these organizations have problem speaking clearly, as recycling processes and guidelines differ by metropolis, ZIP code, or the protection space of the hauler that picks up your recycling. The result’s a U.S. recycling charge within the low 30% vary in distinction to Europe’s 48% overall recycling rate. With a typical language, we could speed up the emergence of the round financial system. You can study extra concerning the Ellen Macarthur Foundation at ellenmacarthurfoundation.org.
This podcast initially aired on May 27, 2022.
