SAINS & TEKNOLOGI
Circular Economy:
More than just recycling
By: Nadhirah Sofea & Nadia Nasaruddin
A
ccording to National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration of United States, the average
global temperature of the Earth in 2016 is the
highest among all 137 years in the 1880-2016
record, surpassing the previous record set in 2015 by 0.07°F
(0.04°C). Since the start of the 21st century, the annual global
temperature has been broken five times (2005, 2010, 2014,
2015, and 2016). And it is the first time a record-breaking
temperature was recorded consecutively for three years.
And this phenomenon is happening due to our doings.
The greenhouse gases that we produced through the Industrial
Revolution are jeopardizing the state of the Earth. While
some of the GHGs are naturally made, other human activities
have contributed to the emissions of chlorofluorocarbons
(CFCs),
hydrofluorocarbons
(HFCs),
perfluorocarbons
(PFCs), and sulphur hexafluoride (SF6), all are human made.
These GHGs that were released into the ozone
layer have contributed to the climate change that
has been the main worldwide concern right now.
In a blog writing, dated back in 2015, Prime Minister of Malaysia,
Datuk Seri Najib Razak declared the fight against climate change
through the submission of the Intended Nationally Determined
Contribution (INDC) for the UN Climate Change Conference in
Paris. Malaysia has shown full concern with the climate change
issues as policies regarding the focus on pursuing green growth
has been implemented in the 11th Malaysia Plan (2016-2020).
However, how do we fight? The world opts for circular
economy. Imagine a world without trash, a world without any
type of waste and a world that is clean forever. Is it possible to
achieve a world without trash? It is possible if every item was
used and recycle into another item. Imagine every pair of socks
being used and were remake and recycle into another brand new
socks, it will definitely will contribute in the declining of waste
in the world. According to Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations, approximately 1.3 billion tons of waste
are produced per year. Day by day, the world is becoming more
developed. Buildings, manufactures, and all types of outputs and
products are being used drastically.
The world now is running out of resources due to being
underused and merely disposed required to the traditional linear
economy. This is where when circular economy is an alternative
form of ways
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