The circular economy aims to eliminate waste by creating businesses built upon reducing, recycling and reusing as opposed to endless consumption. Here are four entrepreneurs leading the charge with their environmental startups.
Source: www.forbes.com
04/03/2019 Speaker Sofie Bouteligier Organisation: Public Waste Agency of Flanders and EU Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform Downloads The circular economy and carbon neutrality by 2050 en Related content Related events:
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