Artículo
Measuring the Effects of Increasing Circularity in the Economy Through Recycling
Fecha de publicación:
07/2023
Editorial:
Springer
Revista:
Circular Economy and Sustainability
ISSN:
2730-597X
Idioma:
Inglés
Tipo de recurso:
Artículo publicado
Clasificación temática:
Resumen
The circular economy is a productive and consumption paradigm, aimed at reducing resource utilization and waste generation. By looping materials and resources and extending the life cycle of durable goods, the environmental impact of human activities is reduced. This paper contributes to understanding the efects of the increment of recycling activities (a subset of circular activities), on production, employment, and the environment in a developing country with a large informal labor sector. The analysis is based on an enhanced input-output matrix or waste input-output matrix (WIO), within a hybrid (including monetary and physical transactions) model accounting for the recycling sectors interlinking with the rest of the economy and fnal consumption. The study quantifes some of the efects of accomplishing the Paris Agreement Commitments recycling goals, showing emission reductions and job creation in the recycling sector. Also, the results show not-soobvious efects of partial substitution of virgin raw material production by recycled materials, on total employment quantity and quality (gender, age, or formality composition) in the context of a prevalent informal labor market in recycling activities.
Palabras clave:
Circular economy
,
Input-output analysis
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Recycling
,
Paris Agreement
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Articulos(IIEP)
Articulos de INST. INTER. DE ECONOMIA POLITICA DE BUENOS AIRES
Articulos de INST. INTER. DE ECONOMIA POLITICA DE BUENOS AIRES
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Articulos de SEDE CENTRAL
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Citación
Romero, Carlos Adrián; Rojo Brizuela, Sofia; Ferro, Gustavo Adolfo; Measuring the Effects of Increasing Circularity in the Economy Through Recycling; Springer; Circular Economy and Sustainability; 4; 1; 7-2023; 503-522
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