Despite the fact that circularity knowledge has improved by the topic of circularity discussed 3x more than before, overproduction and overconsumption persist. The rate for circularity fell from 9.1% to 7.2%.
More publications, discussions, and conversations about circularity have appeared in the past five years, showing that it is becoming more popular and intriguing. Despite improved circularity knowledge, overproduction and overconsumption persist.
The Circularity Gap Report states that the index of circularity has been falling from 9.1% in 2018 to 7.2% in 2023. Over the past six years, we have used up half a trillion tonnes of materials, the same amount that humanity used up in the whole twentieth century.
Although the circular economy has been the subject of an increase in writing, speaking, and listening, data demonstrate a lack of real actionable and quantifiable consequences. Much of this material presents an abstract conception that many people find confusion.