CiRcular Economy: SusTainability Implications and guidING progress

Circular Economy Realities: Critical Perspectives on Sustainability (2024)
Book
Deutz, P., Vermeulen, W. J., Baumgartner, R. J., Ramos, T. B., & Raggi, A. (Eds.). (2024). Circular Economy Realities: Critical Perspectives on Sustainability. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003295631

This book addresses the realities of the circular economy, a resource efficiency concept that has risen to global prominence in academic, policy and business circles over the last decade. Considered an approach to sustainable growth, the volume criti... Read More about Circular Economy Realities: Critical Perspectives on Sustainability.

The role of place in the development of a circular economy: a critical analysis of potential for social redistribution in Hull, UK (2024)
Journal Article
Deutz, P., Jonas, A., Newsholme, A., Pusz, M., Rogers, H., Affolderbach, J., …Ramos, T. (in press). The role of place in the development of a circular economy: a critical analysis of potential for social redistribution in Hull, UK. Cambridge journal of regions economy and society, Article rsae002. https://doi.org/10.1093/cjres/rsae002

This paper examines the role of place in the local development of a circular economy and the potential for consequent social redistribution. Based on a case study of public, private and third sector approaches to a circular economy in Hull, an indust... Read More about The role of place in the development of a circular economy: a critical analysis of potential for social redistribution in Hull, UK.

Towards a Just Circular Economy Transition: the Case of European Plastic Waste Trade to Vietnam for Recycling (2024)
Journal Article
Thapa, K., Vermeulen, W. J., De Waal, M. M., Deutz, P., & Nguyễn, H. Q. (2024). Towards a Just Circular Economy Transition: the Case of European Plastic Waste Trade to Vietnam for Recycling. Circular Economy and Sustainability, https://doi.org/10.1007/s43615-023-00330-w

Exporting waste for recycling to destinations without sound recycling capacity raises questions of fairness and sustainability. Due to insufficient recycling infrastructure in Europe to manage the growing generation of plastic waste, there has been a... Read More about Towards a Just Circular Economy Transition: the Case of European Plastic Waste Trade to Vietnam for Recycling.

Quality of Working Life in the Circular Economy: the Case of Self-employment in the Repair Sector (2024)
Journal Article
Rogers, H. A., Deutz, P., Ramos, T. B., & Jonas, A. E. (2024). Quality of Working Life in the Circular Economy: the Case of Self-employment in the Repair Sector. Circular Economy and Sustainability, https://doi.org/10.1007/s43615-023-00343-5

Establishing a circular economy is assumed by some definitions to include social benefits such as employment opportunities; however, research beyond quantitative job creation projections is only recently emerging. While the repair sector is well-esta... Read More about Quality of Working Life in the Circular Economy: the Case of Self-employment in the Repair Sector.