Making Things Last: Scottish Govt. Consultation on creating a more circular economy in Scotland

Source: Citizen Space – Making Things Last: Consultation on creating a more circular economy in Scotland

Consultation Paper, 2.1 MB (PDF document)

This consultation explores the priorities for building a more circular economy – where products and materials are kept in high value use for as long as possible.  It builds on Scotland’s progress in the zero waste and resource efficiency agendas, with a new focus on a much broader set of business and industry opportunities.

This matters because of the significant potential benefits:

• to the economy – improving productivity, opening up new markets and improving resilience;
• to the environment – cutting waste and carbon emissions; and
• to communities – more, lower cost options to access the goods we need.

Making things last: Consultation on creating a more circular economy in Scotland focuses on opportunities for economic benefits including those for specific industry sectors where there are sizable opportunities, or business growth through the adoption of more circular approaches.  The document includes a wide range of proposed measures and actions that cross a number of different aspects and sectors, for example it includes proposals on ‘skills and training’  to ensure that the right skills and expertise are in place to enable and support a more circular economy.

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