{"id":1113,"date":"2025-10-02T04:02:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T04:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/potential-for-efficiency-gains-in-3r-and-circular-economy\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T04:02:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T04:02:45","slug":"potential-for-efficiency-gains-in-3r-and-circular-economy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/global-green-economics\/potential-for-efficiency-gains-in-3r-and-circular-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Potential For Efficiency Gains In 3r And Circular Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"content column wide left blog_post content view\" id=\"content\">\n<article class=\"fader\">\n<header class=\"contents\">\n<div class=\"share\">\n\t\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n    var addthis_config = {\n        ui_language = 'en'\n    }\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"addthis sharing\">\n\t<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><\/p>\n<div class=\"addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style\" addthis:title=\"Potential for efficiency gains in 3R and circular economy\">\n\t<a class=\"addthis_button_twitter\" tw:via=\"thebrokeronline\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"addthis_button_facebook\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"addthis_button_pinterest_share\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_4\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"addthis_button_compact\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"addthis_counter addthis_bubble_style\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">var addthis_config = data_track_addressbar;<\/script><br \/>\n\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/js\/300\/addthis_widget.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n\t<!-- AddThis Button END -->\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"addthis article_options\">\n\t\t<!-- \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/mandrill\/subscription\/add\/6334\/8259\">Subscribe<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t -->\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPotential for efficiency gains in 3R and circular economy<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pubDate\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/experts-and-authors\/de-leeuw-bas\/\">Bas de Leeuw<\/a>\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t09 June 2025\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body contents\">\n\t<!-- body --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">The working group observed that relative decoupling has been possible in many countries. Absolute decoupling however yet to be seen on a wide scale.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">Hopeful signs come from China where good work is being done in eco parks. Chinese paper industry has made significant process as well in water use and traditional pollutants.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">More international cooperation needed and global incentives on producer responsibility.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">An idea for setting up a material data library was explored. 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