Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity's demand for ecological resources and
services in a given year exceeds what Earth can regenerate in that same year. In 2021, the …

abstract It is generally accepted that governments, municipalities, businesses and citizens
alike have a role to play in transitioning towards a circular economy (CE). Yet most …

It is generally accepted that governments, municipalities, businesses and citizens alike have
a role to play in transitioning towards a circular economy (CE). Yet most academic and …

The title to this opening section arguably poses what, at face value, may seem like an inane
question: who is the consumer in the circular economy? This is a question to which the most …

A circular economy is the way the world should work–but how do you actually make the
transition to a circular economy? Where do you start, what do you aim at and how do you …

In nature, all systems are practically cyclical and waste-free, whereas our current economic
system is linear, wasteful and too much based on an assumption of abundant and cheap …

Therefore, to advance a wider transition towards CE in society, more knowledge of the social
and human aspects of such transitions is needed, in addition to knowledge of …

Contrary to the linear production model, circular economy (CE) is designed to close loops
changing waste to valuable resources. Among the core principles of CE are the preservation …

Introduction 7.7 billions people live on one planet Earth. The Organisation for Economic Co-
operation and Development (OECD) assumes that the material consumption and its impacts …

This volume is based on the fourth symposium in the series Rethinking Consumption. The
symposium, entitled “Reparieren, Selbermachen und Längernutzen als zukunftsweisende …