{"id":6214,"date":"2024-07-26T13:09:32","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T11:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.circulareconomyforum.at\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=6214"},"modified":"2024-07-26T13:09:32","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T11:09:32","slug":"ooe-umweltkongress-2024-zurueck-in-die-zukunft","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/circulareconomyforum.at\/en\/veranstaltungen\/ooe-umweltkongress-2024-zurueck-in-die-zukunft\/","title":{"rendered":"O\u00d6 UMWELTKONGRESS 2024 - Back to the future\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

BACK TO THE FUTURE\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Circular society: more than an ecological change of perspective\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nature shows us what \"circular\" means: where everything is recycled, something new can be created again. The circular principle has been part of evolution for millions of years and has proven to be resilient to external influences. Today, we live in the Anthropocene, the age of the earth determined by humans. \"We\" - that will soon be 10 billion people with a corresponding consumption of resources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Characterised for decades by limitless growth in a linear thinking world, circular economy suddenly appears to us as something revolutionary, or even science fiction. The discourse on better recycling of raw materials and products is mostly centred around business and technology. Essential social aspects - i.e. the \"we\" - usually remain unexamined: <\/p>\n\n\n\n