{"id":17414,"date":"2021-12-07T14:43:20","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T13:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mindtechvigo.com\/circular-economy-redesigning-the-way-we-produce\/"},"modified":"2023-05-08T11:37:55","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T09:37:55","slug":"circular-economy-redesigning-the-way-we-produce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindtechvigo.com\/en\/circular-economy-redesigning-the-way-we-produce\/","title":{"rendered":"Circular Economy: redesigning the way we produce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The circular economy has revolutionised the way in which waste is reused and continues within the product life cycle. The aim: to achieve a link between a well-functioning economy and sustainability, based on an efficient use of resources.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Application<\/h3>\n<p>Companies are increasingly integrating the circular economy into their goods production systems. A recent example is <strong>Endesa, which applies this model to its entire value chain, from procurement to end products.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A benchmark that has been operating since 2017 is the <strong>Calvo Zero Waste project<\/strong> of the Calvo Group. Its objective is <strong>to recover 100% of the waste generated in all the Group&#8217;s factories and offices.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But beyond its application in industrial plants, it is also applicable to very diverse cases:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&nbsp;Tyres to make new roads<\/li>\n<li>&nbsp;Waste to furnish shops<\/li>\n<li>&nbsp;Recycled plastic for clothing and accessories<\/li>\n<li>&nbsp;Personal car rentals<\/li>\n<li>&nbsp;Recycled materials for house construction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Methods<\/h3>\n<p>The methods for transforming this waste into a new life are very diverse, ranging from <strong>chemical to biological recycling<\/strong>, using products and ways to make it as fast as possible and in the least polluting way.<\/p>\n<p>An exponential and continuous advance is the<strong> eco-design of plastics in products to facilitate their recycling<\/strong>, so that the processes for their reuse are easier and faster, reducing costs and making the product&#8217;s life cycle more agile.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The industries leading the way in bioplastics innovation are:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Healthcare &#8211; 27%<\/li>\n<li>Packaging &#8211; 10%<\/li>\n<li>Cosmetics and detergents &#8211; 9%<\/li>\n<li>Automotive &#8211; 2%<\/li>\n<li>Construction &#8211; 1.5%<\/li>\n<li>Agriculture &#8211; 1%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Source: European Partner Office<\/p>\n<h3>Environmental benefits<\/h3>\n<p>Apart from the great economic benefits of the circular economy within companies and for the individual use of each person,<strong> its properties are not only limited to the economic aspect, but also have a great implication for the environment:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A reduction in global emissions<\/li>\n<li>Reduced waste production<\/li>\n<li>Reduced environmental impact<\/li>\n<li>Reduced carbon footprint<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is not only private entities that opt for these models to achieve monetary and environmental purposes, but also public bodies advocate their inclusion in their modus operandi. A clear example is<strong> the project promoted by the Xunta de Galicia<\/strong>, with a circular economy strategy applied to the <strong>Sergas<\/strong>, with the aim of ensuring a more sustainable public health system, <strong>which aims to achieve a 60% reduction in emissions by 2030.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>If this circular economy model were not applied, in 2050 we would need one and a half planets to exist in the same way as we do now.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The circular economy has revolutionised the way in which waste is reused and continues within the product life cycle. The aim: to achieve a link between a well-functioning economy and sustainability, based on an efficient use of resources. Application Companies are increasingly integrating the circular economy into their goods production systems. A recent example is &#8230; <a title=\"Circular Economy: redesigning the way we produce\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/mindtechvigo.com\/en\/circular-economy-redesigning-the-way-we-produce\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Circular Economy: redesigning the way we produce\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19697,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[116],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sectors-insights"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindtechvigo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindtechvigo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindtechvigo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindtechvigo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindtechvigo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17414"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mindtechvigo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17414\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindtechvigo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19697"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindtechvigo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindtechvigo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindtechvigo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}