The Sustainability Shift: Addressing Environmental Degradation Through Circular Practices
Document Type
Artefact
Department
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Abstract
The depletion of resources, pollution, and waste accumulation have led to significant environmental degradation, presenting a critical challenge for the planet’s future and humanity’s survival. The need for sustainable solutions is becoming more and more apparent as the strain on natural ecosystems increases. As a take-make-dispose model, the linear economy has been shown to be unsustainable, exacerbating environmental damage and resource scarcity. A promising substitute, on the other hand, is the circular economy, which emphasises recycling, reuse, and regeneration. This chapter investigates the ways in which the growing environmental catastrophe is propelling the global transition to circular practices. Mitigating climate change, cutting waste, and promoting long-term sustainability all depend on the shift to a circular economy as governments, corporations, and society come to understand the limited nature of resources. Innovation, green jobs, and smaller environmental footprints are all made possible by circular processes, which also prolong product lifecycles. Circular economy models open the door to a more sustainable future by tackling the underlying causes of environmental deterioration, protecting ecosystems and raising upcoming generations’ standard of living.
Publication (Name of Journal)
Circular Economy and Environmental Resilience
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-93091-1_7
Recommended Citation
Adelodun, B.,
John, C. K.,
Ajibade, F. O.,
Ajibade, T. F.,
Kumar, P.,
Fadugba, O. G.,
Adewumi, J. R.,
Akinbile, C. O.
(2025). The Sustainability Shift: Addressing Environmental Degradation Through Circular Practices. Circular Economy and Environmental Resilience, 167-203.
Available at:
https://ecommons.aku.edu/acer/33