Circular Bioeconomy

The circular bioeconomy involves using more renewable resources and reusing sustainable products instead of throwing them away.

The circular bioeconomy marries two key sustainability concepts.

First, it involves using more renewable resources for energy, chemicals, and materials – like products made from plants.

Second, it works to keep those sustainable materials and products in use longer, instead of throwing them away.

Rather than becoming garbage or pollution, in a circular bioeconomy the products are reused, repurposed or recycled. Take composting as an example: when food waste and compostable dishware are properly diverted to industrial composting facilities, they become healthy, valuable compost. That compost can be utilized to help grow new, sustainable plants.