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A Wider Circle? The Circular Economy in Developing Countries

Lower-income countries are in many ways more ‘circular’ than their developed-economy counterparts – the question is how to turn this into a development opportunity.

Chatham House Briefing 5 December 2017 ISBN: 978 1 78413 256 9

A stack of recycled paper ready to be bound into books at a workshop in Kolkata, India. The workshop is run by a local NGO that provides skills training to women who used to be informal waste collectors. Photo: Felix Preston.
A stack of recycled paper ready to be bound into books at a workshop in Kolkata, India. The workshop is run by a local NGO that provides skills training to women who used to be informal waste collectors. Photo: Felix Preston.

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A Wider Circle? The Circular Economy in Developing Countries
  • Summary
  • Introduction
  • The circular economy
  • Developing countries
  • Key questions and challenges
  • Towards a coordinated approach
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix 1: Mapping the SDGs against circular economy approaches
  • Appendix 2: Interview questions and responses
  • Appendix 3: Additional notes
  • About the authors
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Appendix 3: Additional notes

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vi. Hesselbach, J. and Herrmann, C. (2015), Globalized solutions for sustainability in manufacturing, London: Springer, p. 471.

vii. Schiller, B. (2015), ‘An affordable smart tractor for African farmers and their tiny farms’, Fast Company, 21 July 2015, https://www.fastcompany.com/3048780/an-affordable-smart-tractor-for-african-farmers-and-their-tiny-farms (accessed 30 Oct. 2017).

viii. Bhaskar, K. and Turaga, R. (2017), ‘India’s e-waste rules and their impact on e-waste management practices’, Journal of Industrial Ecology, pp. 1–13, doi: 10.1111/jiec.12619 (accessed 30 Oct. 2017).

ix. Santiaguel, A. (2013), ‘A second life for rice husk’, IRRI, 1 April 2013, http://irri.org/rice-today/a-second-life-for-rice-husk (accessed 30 Oct. 2017).

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xii. Doshi, V. (2017), ‘Burn it, dissolve it, eat it: is the solution to India’s waste problem in the bag?’, Guardian, 2 March 2017, https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2017/mar/02/burn-dissolve-eat-solution-india-waste-problem-plastic-bags-ashwath-hegde (accessed 30 Oct. 2017).

xiii. Russell, J. (2016), ‘Airbnb focuses on India’s growing travel market’, TechCrunch, 18 April 2016, https://techcrunch.com/2016/04/18/airbnb-focuses-on-indias-growing-travel-market/ (accessed 30 Oct. 2017).

xiv. Uber (2016), ‘Get pooling India!’, 1 July 2016, https://newsroom.uber.com/india/get-pooling-india/ (accessed 30 Oct. 2017).

xv. World Bank (2016), ‘New project to link farmers to agribusiness in Tanzania’, 10 March 2016, http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2016/03/10/new-project-to-link-farmers-to-agribusiness-in-tanzania (accessed 30 Oct. 2017).

xvi. Government of India (2016), ‘Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change: Notification’, http://www.moef.gov.in/sites/default/files/EWM%20Rules%202016%20english%2023.03.2016.pdf (accessed 30 Oct. 2017).

xvii. Dawson, S. (2015), ‘Disaster debris can become building blocks for a new life’, Reuters, 14 July 2015, http://www.reuters.com/article/us-aid-housing-quake/disaster-debris-can-become-building-blocks-for-a-new-life-idUSKCN0PO2LW20150714 (accessed 30 Oct. 2017).

xviii. Subramanian, S. (2016), ‘Plastic roads: India’s radical plan to bury its garbage beneath the streets’, Guardian, 30 June 2016, https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/jun/30/plastic-road-india-tar-plastic-transport-environment-pollution-waste (accessed 30 Oct. 2017).

xix. Raworth, K. (2017), Doughnut economics: seven ways to think like a 21st-century economist, Vermont: Chelsea Green Publishing, p. 192.

xx. Stegmann, P. and Tisza, K. (2017), CCAC work plan for Dar Es Salaam, International Solid Waste Association, http://www.iswa.org/index.php?eID=tx_iswaknowledgebase download&documentUid=4925 (accessed 30 Oct. 2017).

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