Institute of Environment & Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Institute of Environment & Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Bioresour Technol. 2020 May;304:123018. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123018. Epub 2020 Feb 13.
Adoption of circular practices within environmental management is gaining worldwide recognition owing to rapid resource depletion and detrimental effects of climate change. The present study therefore attempted to ascertain the linkages between circular economy (CE) and sustainable development (SD) by examining the role of renewable energy (RE) and waste management (WM) sectors in CE combined with policy setup and enabling frameworks boosting the influx of circularity principles in the Indian context. Results revealed that research dedicated towards energy recovery from waste in India lacks integration with SD. Findings also revealed that although India is extremely dedicated towards attainment of the SDGs, penetration of CE principles within administration requires considerable efforts especially since WM regulations for municipal, plastic and e-waste lack alignment with CE principles. Integration of WM and RE policies under an umbrella CE policy would provide further impetus to the attainment of circularity and SD within the Indian economy.
由于资源迅速枯竭和气候变化的不利影响，在环境管理中采用循环实践在全球范围内得到了认可。因此，本研究试图通过考察可再生能源 (RE) 和废物管理 (WM) 部门在 CE 中的作用，结合政策制定和支持框架，促进循环原则在印度的应用，来确定循环经济 (CE) 和可持续发展 (SD) 之间的联系。结果表明，印度在废物能源回收方面的研究缺乏与 SD 的融合。研究结果还表明，尽管印度非常致力于实现可持续发展目标，但在管理层面引入 CE 原则仍需要付出相当大的努力，特别是因为市政、塑料和电子废物的 WM 法规与 CE 原则不一致。在伞式 CE 政策下整合 WM 和 RE 政策将为印度经济实现循环和 SD 提供进一步的动力。
