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GC3 Releases Blueprint for Using Green Chemistry to Advance a Circular Economy
Report builds on the circular economy work of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation
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LOWELL, Mass., Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Green Chemistry & Commerce Council (GC3) released a report designed to help companies throughout the industrial value chain harness the power of green chemistry to meet the growing need for a more sustainable economy. The report is titled The GC3 Blueprint of Green Chemistry Opportunities for a Circular Economy.
The concept of a circular economy, advanced in particular by the pioneering work of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, is based on the principles of designing out waste and pollution, keeping products and materials in use, and regenerating natural systems. Because the inputs that go into such a system can remain useful for much longer, a circular economy would consume far fewer resources and produce far less was