Circular Economy

The circular economy considers production processes and outlines how to reuse, repair, and recycle items, thus increasing sustainable manufacturing and consumption. In 2018, China stopped taking plastics from other countries, including the U.S. Since then, industries worldwide have begun to incorporate more circular economy practices into their work, fromfashiontoconstruction. As the imperative to reduce waste grows, planners should consider how to implement more of these strategies, includingbuyback programs, into their communities.