THEME

Circular Economy

Rethink, Refuse, Reduce, Re-choose, Repair,
Reuse, Recycle towards zero waste

ESRAG Food Waste

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Circular Economy at ESRAG

How does circular economy benefit humanity?

Circular strategies reduce the greenhouse gas emissions and other pollution associated with resource extraction, manufacturing, and waste disposal. The Circularity Gap 2022 report estimates that as much as 70% of greenhouse gas emissions are generated by materials handling and use, and that humans waste over 90% of the materials we extract. “The twin agendas of circular economy and climate mitigation gets us on a path to a well below 2-degree world by 2032,” according to the report’s executive summary.

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Beginner’s Guide to More Sustainable Festive Season

Beginner’s Guide to More Sustainable Festive Season

by Martina Lastikova As we reflect upon 2024, let’s look forward to a Greener, Sustainable Festive season. Believe it or not, Brits want to adopt a more eco-friendly lifestyle with 64% of British consumers willing to pay up to 10% more for sustainable packaged foods...

Happy 10th Anniversary ESRAG!

Happy 10th Anniversary ESRAG!

Introduction by Laurie Zuckerman Celebrating ESRAG's major milestones this Anniversary! The following article, “A Brief History of ESRAG” by Karen Kendrick-Hands and Paul Riehmann Have you ever looked at a child and wondered, “What is the world going to be like when...

Take Action with Circular Economy

Use your professional expertise and influence to promote the development of durable products that are produced sustainably and are practical and affordable to repair. Incentivize resource recovery. Encourage sharing of services and tools – like cars or a Library of Things. You will help businesses, consumers, and local governments save money on materials, energy, and waste disposal. Click on the project overviews below to discover some of the many ways Rotarians are building circular economy around the world.

Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling

Dispose of lithium-ion batteries through a fully closed-loop recycling solution.

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A circular economy is an economic
system aimed at eliminating waste and
the continual use of resources.

 Throughout our region Rotary is making a difference in a variety of ways that are tailored to suit the local situation. We have included some and look forward to promoting more project types when we receive the information.

A major area of focus is recycling and re-purposing reusable equipment and supplies.

These strategies replace the “take-make-waste” linear economy by circulating products and materials at their highest value and keeping as much as possible out of our waste stream. Circular economy can be enhanced at every stage of a product’s useful life:
• building sustainability and durability into product design
• sustainable manufacture
• improving systems for maintenance and repair
• sharing services and equipment
• reusing products, and
• minimizing waste

CIRCULAR ECONOMY

Featured Events

Project Impact: Let’s See Your Environmental Impact!

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ESRAG Seminar: ESRAG project prize winners
Speaker: Mina Venkataraman

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Project Impact: Let’s See Your Environmental Impact!

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Oceania Meeting
Speaker: Dr Barry Traill AM - Dingoes
Topic: Dr Barry Traill, AM Dingoes - pest or valued part of the environment.

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Project Impact: Let’s See Your Environmental Impact!

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ESRAG Seminar: Advanced transportation
Speaker: Corey Hull
Topic: Advanced transportation that is safer, cleaner and more efficient and productive

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Project Impact: Let’s See Your Environmental Impact!

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Plastic Café
Speaker: ESRAG's Plastics Solutions Task Force
Topic: People gather from around the world to connect, learn, and explore collective wisdom.

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ESRAG Seminar: Expanding plant-rich eating in a community
Speaker: Nicola Philpott and Anna Larsson
Topic: plant-rich diet, food systems

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Project Impact: Let’s See Your Environmental Impact!

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