[MCN] Nature, May 24 2016: Economics of recycling

[Lance Olsen]

*The circular economy
A new relationship with our goods and materials 
would save resources and energy and create local 
jobs, explains Walter R. Stahel.
http://www.nature.com/news/the-circular-economy-1.19594
http://www.nature.com/news/the-circular-economy-1.19594#/loops

*Make recycled goods covetable
To reduce consumption and waste we must overcome 
our squeamishness about repurposing pre-owned 
possessions, says Bruce Hood.
http://www.nature.com/news/make-recycled-goods-covetable-1.19592

*Circular economy: Lessons from China
The country consumes the most resources in the 
world and produces the most waste - but it also 
has the most advanced solutions, say John A. 
Mathews and Hao Tan.
http://www.nature.com/news/circular-economy-lessons-from-china-1.19593

BOOKS AND ARTS
*Circular economy: Getting the circulation going
In linear economics, objects of desire from 
skyscrapers to paperclips are waste waiting to 
happen. Now, linearity is reaching the end of the 
line: designers are looking to the loop and 
redefining refuse as resource.
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v531/n7595/full/531443a.html

Table of Contents, this week's Nature
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v531/n7595/index.html


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"The bottom line is that tigers need more space, 
and one may need to think out of the box, if 
tigers are to have a future in the already 
stressed landscapes," says senior ecologist 
Koustubh Sharma.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Tigers-survive-better-in-large-PAs-Study/articleshow/51502670.cms

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