Key sectors that will catalyse the Australian circular economy
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WHAT IS THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY?
Circular economy is about decoupling economic growth from virgin resource use. Circular design of products, services and systems keep resources in the market longer, enabling sharing and reuse business models to become business as usual.
$4 trillion
Valuation of the circular economy opportunity to the global economy by 2030.
17,000
number of new full time jobs the circular economy can generate in Australia
$210 Billion
estimated economic benefit to Australia’s GDP from circular solutions.
35%
of waste generated in NSW each year goes to landfill, costing businesses and households over $750m in waste levies
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