Thematic Book Series: How Circular is the Circular Economy? | LOW←TECH MAGAZINE

The fourth volume in a series of books opening up Low-tech Magazine’s archive by theme.

Image: Book cover. View original image View dithered image Subscribe to our newsletter . Support Low-tech Magazine via Paypal or Patreon Read Low-tech Magazine offline . Buy the print edition . Buy the epub edition . The circular economy – the newest magical word in the sustainable development vocabulary – promises economic growth without environmental destruction or waste. However, growth makes a circular economy impossible, even if we recycle all raw materials and all recycling is 100% efficient. No technology can change that because it's not a technological problem. In addition, many modern

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