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The Role of the Circular Economy in Advancing Environmentally Sustainable Industrial Production
Tetiana Gorokhova1, Alla Kozlova*2, Yaroslav Laguta3, Larysa Skrashchuk4, Serhii Kaminskyi5
1Centre for Advanced Internet Studies, Bochum, Germany. Email: tetiana.gorokhova@cais-research.de ǀ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0435-5047
2Department of Economics and Business Management, Interregional Academy of Personnel Management, Kyiv, Ukraine. Email: ai.kozlova.al@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2336-4600
3Zhytomyr Polytechnic State University, Zhytomyr, Ukraine. Email: laguta.yn@i-c.kiev.ua | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2338-5500
4Department of Economic and Mathematical Modeling, Faculty of Economics, Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University, Chernivtsi, Ukraine. Email: l.skrashchuk@chnu.edu.ua ǀ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7842-1540
5Department of Economics and Business Finance, State University of Trade and Economics, Kyiv, Ukraine.
Email: s.kaminskkyj@knute.edu.ua ǀ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4884-1517
*Corresponding Author
Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 7(3ukr): s191-s211. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.0703ukr10
Received: 23 October 2024
Reviewed: 08 November 2024
Provisionally Accepted: 12 November 2024
Revised: 22 November 2024
Finally Accepted: 25 November 2024
Published: 31 December 2024
In the last decade, the circular economy has transformed into a new paradigm that attempts to tackle global environmental and resource challenges. Starting in the late 20th century, this concept began as a reaction to the growing realization of the limits of linear economic systems, focused on the extraction and abandonment of resources rather than sustainability. Technological progress, policy reforms, and heightened environmental consciousness have led over the years, to the adoption of circular principles in industrial processes. Initial efforts were oriented towards waste management and recycling, these being developed to comprehensive approaches that encompass such initiatives as product design, resource regeneration and systemic innovation. The study examines the factors that enhance the application of circular economy in environmentally sustainable industrial production and resource efficiency and environmental damage. Applying circular approaches in the Netherlands leads to a 30% decrease in the demanded primary resources and a 25% decrease in industrial waste. On the same note, the circular economy models have been used in China to reduce CO₂ emissions in heavy industries by 20%. Currently, Japan has managed to recycle 80% of its plastic waste and Germany has applied regenerative technologies into construction to reduce the usage of natural resources by 35%. Nevertheless, the following challenges are evident: high implementation costs, weak legislation and regulatory frameworks, and insufficient waste disposal facilities. The findings of this research will enable partnership support in overcoming these challenges in the promotion of a circular economy as a viable model for industrial transformation.
Circular economy; Environmentally sustainable development; Industrial production; Environmental sustainability; Renewable resources
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