[Themaintainers] circular economy history

[Jonathan Coopersmith]

FYI
>From waste to urban mines: a historical perspective on the circular economy
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By: Franck Aggeri
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(CGS
i3 - Centre de Gestion Scientifique i3 - CNRS - Centre National de la
Recherche Scientifique - MINES ParisTech - École nationale supérieure des
mines de Paris - PSL - Université Paris sciences et lettres)
Abstract: Contrary to a commonly held belief, the circular economy was the
dominant economic model for a long period. Nothing was lost or discarded,
everything was systematically recovered and reused. At the end of the 19th
century, it was superseded by the linear economic model, based on
extracting new raw materials and disposing of waste in landfills, that
accompanied the industrial revolution and rise of the hygienist movement
followed by the growth of the consumer society. The present-day challenge
is to develop a new approach to the circular economy that meets
expectations in terms of quality and traceability as well as exploring new
economic models that are less resource-intensive. But while innovations are
certainly needed, in recycling, for example, as a strategy it is not a
magic bullet. This is because recycling corresponds to a weak circularity
model that fails to challenge how we produce and consume. For a strong and
less resource-intensive circularity model to emerge, we need to explore
services-based strategies that seek to extend product lives via repair,
reuse or rental, all of which require upstream efforts in terms of
eco-designing products to improve their repairability and durability.
Keywords: circular economy,urban mines,waste
Date: 2021–11
URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-03503289&r=&r=his
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Stay sane,

Jonathan

Jonathan Coopersmith
Professor
Department of History
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX  77843-4236
979.739.4708 (cell)
979.862.4314 (fax)

America's "stab in the back"myth:

https://theeagle.com/opinion/columnists/unnerving-similarities-to-jan-6/article_3c85d7d4-6e80-11ec-8411-f3f7258ee938.html

Preserving space archives:  https://www.toboldlypreserve.space/

International standards battles:
https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/geek-life/history/lets-thwart-this-terrible-idea-for-standards-setting
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*FAXED.  The Rise and Fall of the Fax Machine* (Johns Hopkins University
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