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Circular Economy For Dummies
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Circular Economy For Dummies

by Ritchie, Eric Corey Freed
April 2021
Beginner
432 pages
12h 5m
English
For Dummies
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Chapter 20

Creating a Career in the Circular Economy

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Mapping out the various job opportunities in the circular economy

Bullet Uncovering new possible career paths based on your interests

Bullet Seeing how you can prepare (and get accredited) for new-and-exciting career paths

The circular economy offers a new paradigm and model for how we humans can live in balance with our natural resources and break away from the traditional take-make-waste model of business. Rethinking, reimagining, and reinventing how to produce everything won’t be easy. It will definitely require a range of new skills and approaches to business. That’s where you come in!

The transition to the circular economy is expected to create an incredible demand for new combinations of skills and talents that aren’t now widely available. Reusing and recycling materials requires skilled trade hands and an engineering mindset. Sourcing new and sustainable raw materials for making innovative new products will require new models of chemistry. Redesigning and reimagining products to be adaptable and repairable will require new design and problem-solving skills.

As pressure from environmental issues starts to build, companies ...

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