{"id":25208,"title":"What is the Circular Economy?","description":"A circular economy is based on keep, eliminate and regenerate. Basically it means producing better that lasts, reusing and recycling by-products or what doesn\u2019t last and eliminating the use of materials and products that can\u2019t be reused or recycled. Everything should feed back into the system to start the whole process again.","content":"

Ever since the industrial revolution we have operated on a linear economy<\/strong>, meaning we take, we make, we dispose<\/strong> and then we start all over again. We as humans create large amounts of waste from this way of manufacturing as well as consuming large amounts of resources.\u00a0<\/p>

We can reduce our overall Co2 emissions by 55% just by switching to renewable energies but the other 45% comes from the way we produce and consume<\/strong>. If we can reduce that 45% by just half it would be as though we have taken all transport out of the Co2 emissions equation entirely. But what does that mean for businesses, for the economy and for people? And how do we achieve it? Kolo is powered by renewables in a UK factory so we know it can be done.<\/p>

A circular economy is based on keep, eliminate and regenerate. Basically it means producing better that lasts, reusing and recycling by-products or what doesn\u2019t last and eliminating the use of materials and products that can\u2019t be reused or recycled. Everything should feed back into the system to start the whole process again<\/strong>.<\/p>

Reaching a circular economy has to be a global project or it just won\u2019t work. Raw materials and products criss-cross the planet daily from country to country so without part of that chain complying the whole thing would just collapse.<\/p>

On a global scale it\u2019s hard to know where to start but the first move has to come from government policy across the globe. Policy needs to be written to set the goals<\/strong> that then each industry\/sector decides how to reach. Some countries have already started on their journey; Chile has explicitly put the circular economy into their contribution to the Paris agreement<\/strong>. But there is still a long way to go.
There aren\u2019t just environmental gains from a circular economy either. A circular economy is a more resilient economy<\/strong> as it\u2019s less dependent on raw materials. There is also a huge amount of economic growth<\/strong> in this area along with investment opportunities<\/strong> as the technology increases.<\/p>

But what does all this mean on a local level? It means collaboration<\/strong> - can you work with other local businesses with suppliers or delivery? Do you produce waste that another business wants\/needs to use? It means looking closely at what we make and consume<\/strong> - do you offer a recycling scheme for your products? What materials are your products made from<\/strong>? What happens to the waste created from producing them? Can you choose better<\/strong>?
It means not only buying items that can be recycled but buying less and buying a better option<\/strong>. Waste free<\/strong> is always going to be better than plastic that \u201ccan\u201d be recycled.<\/p>

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As consumers we are hugely powerful as we vote with our wallets<\/strong>. The better we buy the more businesses will want to serve us. We\u2019ve seen this huge growth with the plant based\/vegan sector. As consumers bought more, more options were created giving us way more choice, making it easier for others to make the switch and at the same time reducing the Co2 impact on the planet from animal agriculture.<\/p>

So it\u2019s down to everyone from global leaders, huge corporations to us on the ground to help make a circular economy a reality. It could just be the saviour of the planet and our global economy.<\/p>

Kolo products are designed to be remade after they\u2019ve come to the end of their lives. Just send them back when you\u2019ve worn them out and we\u2019ll remake them into brand new t-shirts!<\/p>","urlTitle":"what-is-the-circular-economy","url":"\/blog\/what-is-the-circular-economy\/","editListUrl":"\/my-blogs","editUrl":"\/my-blogs\/edit\/what-is-the-circular-economy\/","fullUrl":"https:\/\/truckelcreativeillustration.teemill.com\/blog\/what-is-the-circular-economy\/","featured":false,"published":true,"showOnSitemap":true,"hidden":false,"visibility":null,"createdAt":1677254972,"updatedAt":1677258080,"publishedAt":1677258080,"lastReadAt":null,"division":{"id":20872,"name":"Truckel Creative Illustration"},"tags":[],"metaImage":{"original":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/gi93zoextfqhut5f6josvzegjdlna0qfqggvylk4bevl5ghc.jpeg","thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/gi93zoextfqhut5f6josvzegjdlna0qfqggvylk4bevl5ghc.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/gi93zoextfqhut5f6josvzegjdlna0qfqggvylk4bevl5ghc.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"metaTitle":"","metaDescription":"","keyPhraseCampaignId":null,"series":[],"similarReads":[{"id":25206,"title":"Plastic Pollution","url":"\/blog\/plastic-pollution\/","urlTitle":"plastic-pollution","division":20872,"description":"We all know that plastic pollution is bad, like really bad. 79% of the 8.3 billion metric tons of plastic ever produced is still on our planet. That\u2019s 6.3 billion metric tons of plastic still lying in landfills, still polluting our oceans and still littering our environments. Just 9% of the plastic ever produced has been recycled.","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/epfyla5tztqsimbvlbx3lzmb9kbjmj9u9bgugjhbjmdlzec6.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/epfyla5tztqsimbvlbx3lzmb9kbjmj9u9bgugjhbjmdlzec6.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0},{"id":25209,"title":"Safe Cold Water Swimming","url":"\/blog\/safe-cold-water-swimming\/","urlTitle":"safe-cold-water-swimming","division":20872,"description":"Cold water swimming is great for our minds and bodies but we have to do it safely. We at Kolo have been sea swimming for years now, all year round without a wetsuit. So what are our tips for safe cold water swimming?","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/roehjj7rp2kwcja3f8cpf10cd7e106radi2eeqlhdbt6b5aj.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/roehjj7rp2kwcja3f8cpf10cd7e106radi2eeqlhdbt6b5aj.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0}],"labels":[]}