Week 7 – Halfway through

02.11.2022

Debate of the day: This house would enforce circular economy.

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What is circular economy in the first place? This term never came to my mind through studying about environmental topics in general. It has always been about sustainability, climate crisis, green products, and so on. Now that I know, circular economy is actually closely related to the life we thrive in. It has never really been an important topic as I realize I have been living in a linear economy all this while.

I was on the team supporting the motion and I had done research about circular economy. Some of the points I got were:

  • Circular economy is change that is systematic not piecemeal
  • It minimizes virgin resources use
  • Avoid waste
  • Cut cost
  • Turns waste into resources
  • Create jobs
  • Reduce greenhouse emissions

There were few mixed opinions during the debates. Both side do make sense in the point they made. It is quite endless to think of the solution or the long term and short term effect of both economy. Even though it seems that circular economy is hard to maintain, I still believe that it can still be implemented if we strongly enforce it in the community. Just like a linear economy, it was not a system that was naturally there. It went through stages and becomes a general practice for decades. I hope it can be possible to sustain circular economy if everyone is totally keen in protecting the environment.

 

 

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