Circular economy progress needs more collaboration, decentralised infrastructure

September 14, 2020/ITP Communications

South Africa’s – and Africa’s – efforts to move towards a circular economy could be boosted by improved collaboration and partnerships between public sector, private sector and communities; and by decentralising programmes and infrastructure to enable broader participation and progress.

This is according to experts participating in a panel discussion on Opportunities in Transitioning Africa to a Circular Economy, hosted by Messe Muenchen South Africa, organisers of the IFAT Africa trade show, during the virtual West African Clean Energy and Environment trade fair and conference.

The panel, moderated by Prof. Christina Trois, South African Research Chair in Waste and Climate Change at the University of KwaZulu Natal, considered ways to turn circular economy talk into action, low hanging fruit, and opportunities for a circular economy to drive an effective post-Covid economic response.

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