Home grown vegetables of various colours

Resource Recovery Gippsland Supports a Circular Economy

Maximising resources and minimising waste makes sense; it brings with it many environmental, economic and social benefits.

We see this happening in many ways and in varying degrees around the world – efforts to increase recycling, the removal of single-use plastic from systems, the growing focus on sustainable food production and consumption.

For many, the ultimate sustainability goal is moving from a linear economy, also known as a take-make-consume-waste economy, to a circular economy, also known as a green economy, where resources are in use for as long as possible – maximising the resource, minimising waste.

Going Circular

In a circular economy, the use of raw materials is minimised because products are designed, from the very start, to be reused, repaired and/or recycled.

This enables one product to have multiple lifecycles and many products to be made using recycled materials.

A circular economy also prioritises manufacturing processes and products that:

are effective and cost-efficient
minimise the draw upon natural resources and energy
maximise environmental, health and safety outcomes.

8 July 2019 - CIRCULAR ECONOMY TO STRENGTHEN OUR RECYCLING SECTOR

The Andrews Labor Government is taking the next step towards developing a circular economy that maximises the reuse of materials and reduces the amount of waste that goes to landfill. Find out more...